My late grandfather, Yadin Yafil never believed in the western political culture. Since his last experience with Nazi powers in Germany, he lived the rest of his life as a radical person who defended his faith through advocating for a government that would allow Jews to live in a free world. Since he migrated to America through what he termed as mysterious ways, he lived a self-denial life due to the trauma instilled to his mind as his wife and firstborn were tortured before him. Ever since, his wife, Abigail, became a disabled person as she became paralyzed both legs. Such situation made them choose to live in a small town in South Carolina to raise their three kids with my father being the last born. They lived a unique life, separated themselves from the community and only mingled with people who seemed to support their culture.
Through the narrations my Yafil gave us while he was alive, the situation for
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However, this did not apply to our family. Abigail remained resistant to the allurement of assimilation of America and preferred to stay in her enclosed sphere. The language barrier, her home duties and the responsibility to children led her to live an isolated life. Isolated from others and suffering from her disability, her life was limited to the family’s apartment. Since she also observed her culture to the letter, she found a significant challenge through seeing how the rest of her colleagues interacted with men without the humility advocated for by the Jewish beliefs. With the motherly love to her children, she opted to instill knowledge to her kids, take them to school and show them the need to fight for justice when they grow up. Though she found it hard for the family, she had hopes that one of the kids will emerge and save them from the peril they passed through. Her dream came true when my father eventually became a police officer due to his continued desire for equal