Eilon, February 26, 2005

Hello friends

Last week I had the opportunity to attend a gathering at Amos and Tsivik Kosta's home. They were hosting a rare visit by Amiram and Beelha, who have entrenched themselves in Toronto, where they have resided since the late 1980s. The planned social scope of their visit was reduced by the poor health of Beelha's brother, who is battling asbestos poisoning. From her account, the prospects are rather grim. Other than that, their oldest daughter Anat has given them a grandson, and the other two children, Inbal and Assaf are either at university or immersed in academic careers.

Yafah was also present and I inquired about Mati and Cliff. I was saddened to learn that Cliff died a year ago to cancer. Yafah told me that the couple had divorced and Cliff's death occurred in Scotland. He was buried in England.

To jog people's memory, Cliff and Mati lived in Adamit in 1971-72. They were from Dan, hence the Yafah connection. Mati, originally from Argentina, worked with me and Yochanon on the grounds. Cliff managed the banana plantation and was an avid lover of jazz.

I had occasion to bump into Cliff at Mapam functions in the early 1990s. I think that at the time he was employed in Dan's organic citrus grove [citrus, is that possible?].

In other more salubrious news, I learned that Adamit approved the sale of Metad, their metal works factory to Amos and a former employee in a partnership.

-Barry

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