KADDISHEL
A Life Reborn
all the time, and it was full of pictures and mementoes with Jewish themes. Her sister, Helen, was very active in Beitar. In fact, some of the crew of the Altalena stayed at Helen’s house while the ship was loaded with weapons in the United States. This had to be done clandestinely because the United States did not permit weapons to be exported to Israel. Ruthie’s parents embraced me. They had never had a son, and once Ruthie and I were seriously involved, her father said to me, “I finally have a son in the family.” I was very moved. Belonging to that household gave me a warm feeling.
Ruth and Aharon Golub, happily married. (1958)
We married about six months after we met. I had asked Ruthie to move back to Israel with me, but she did not want to leave her fam- ily. I had good friends in Israel but no relatives, whereas Ruthie had a large extended family, with many uncles and aunts, in the United States. I felt that it would be unfair to pressure her to leave them. Her family members were loyal Americans and felt strongly that the U.S. was their home. So when Ruthie and I decided to get married, I knew I would remain in the United States.
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