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DREAMS COME TRUE

MA’ALE AMOSJOURNEY TO
THE ALIYAH OF THE WEINBERG
FAMILY

IDsoReseYaoudriCnhgilda: SStSrSStturttrugrrSSuuuSggSttgtgggrrltreruugglugueggllgeeglgggeglleell?ee Over 20 years ago, Aryeh and Shoshana (Suzanne)
 Avoid reading? Weinberg were a typical young Baltimore family liv-
 Have poor comprehension? Your child can have ing on Fallstaff Road. What a surprise it was when
 Skip words or re-read lines? 20/20 eyesight, they picked up and moved to Israel in 1996 with
 Have a tracking problem? yet lack the their six children, aged one to almost sixteen. Aliyah,
 Close or cover one eye? visual skills uncommon today, was a rarity then. Shoshana
 Complain of headaches? critical for reading. chronicled the family’s experiences at the time in a
 Take forever to do homework? series of Where What When articles. I now spend a
 Have history of concussion Find out if an undiagnosed beautiful Shabbos with the Weinbergs in their desert home
vision problem is keeping and find out what has happened to them over the years.
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CaVeniinndstiPoeCirnokselTuLshomvecilbralaeitapeyd est in marriage, eventually won, and upon meeting Aryeh
Weinberg, she chose to enter a beautiful marriage with him.
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