The Woman From The Second Floor - Paperback

by Leah Tzivoni (Editor), Julie Phelps (Editor), Yael Kapitolnik (Author)

My story is a dream, a dream that came true against all odds and proved that dreams have no age nor boundaries. This book will tell my life story, my special story of difficulties, coping, sadness, joy and hope and, above all - of fulfillment. It's a story about a poor childhood within an interracial family, a story about a dream I held for sixty years during my difficult days - a dream that always remained behind the scenes, until it came true and proved that faith can make even the impossible achievable. Through my personal experiences I bring you with love to the province of my childhood, in Neve-Tzedek in Tel Aviv, the night of the establishment of the state of Israel; and embark on a journey from the tastes of the market, to the aroma burner, to the sound of the muezzin, to the grouping of the cultures, to a life of loyalty, betrayal and love - with optimism as a way of life. I hope you find in this book what I have found in my life: the humor and sadness, the difficulty and beauty, hope and faith, the dream and the fulfillment.

Author Biography

Yael Kapitolnik was born in Tel Aviv to a Polish mother and a Moroccan father. She did not go to school because she had to help with raising her younger siblings. She read books, made up stories and lived in a world of fantasy. She closed her eyes to the difficulties of life and dreamed of performing on stage. She didn't know it at the time, but her life was just a rehearsal for the fulfillment of this dream. Following her great success as a storyteller and stand-up comedian, she published her first book - a collection of stories reliving her childhood in the suburbs of Tel Aviv. In simple yet colorful language she captures the living essence of Israel. When Yael tells her stories, the audience laughs and cries in pain, empathy and love. The stories bring us to the famous Carmel Market with its vendors and laborers, to her father who bequeathed his serious illness to six of his seven children. Yael's stories touch the heart of all of us.