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Sat Mar 7 12:50:11 UTC 2026

From Gotham's member in Israel, Ellin Yassky.  See below and feel free to send your thoughts:

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From: Ellin Yassky <medici18 at yahoo.com>
Date: March 7, 2026 at 4:13:40 AM EST
To: "Fred C. Klein, Esq." <fcklein at tarterkrinsky.com>
Subject: Re: [EXT] Fwd: Check in
Reply-To: Ellin Yassky <medici18 at yahoo.com>

Thank you so much, Fred, for checking in. It means quite a lot. You are absolutely not bothering me. I've made a small e͏‌͏
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Thank you so much, Fred, for checking in. It means quite a lot. You are absolutely not bothering me.

I've made a small edit/addition to what I wrote Odey. You are most welcome to share it.

Here it is:

Odey, you're so sweet to write.

Today marks the beginning of Week 2 (Day 8) since the war began. This has not been fun. The number of times running up and down all the steps, trying to keep my scared, reactive dog from wanting to munch on the other scared, reactive dogs in the shelter, trying to just breathe through it, and wondering where the booms are in terms of how close they are to your apartment. The whooshing of our interceptor missiles sounds as if they are literally just above our heads. When they pass over us, the 35 or so of us who are sitting in the shelter hunch over and throw our arms over our heads in an instinctive protective dance move. And yes, Tel Aviv has been hit several times. I have a colleague who returned from the shelter to find his entire building destroyed, and a car that had been parked on the street was catapulted up and landed inside the living room of a first-floor apartment.

I never really thought I'd be subject to living through a war. And now I've kind of lost count of how many different times I've had to do it. I know that this has bound me even closer to my daughter, who lives only a mile away, but it feels like kilometers when I know she's on her way here for our daily hug.

People mistake the Israeli "nonchalance" of going out to get a coffee in between salvoes, but really, it's just resilience. Otherwise, you'd go nuts. And when you walk outside, you consciously keep your eyes open for where you can shelter during the next salvo if you can't make it back to your regular one. Discussions abound about which one is better, cleaner, has a bomb door you can close, and of course, Wi Fi.

Some nights are quieter, and we get a full night's sleep. A real luxury is the opportunity for a decent shower, a short walk with the dog, and the chance to put up a load of laundry. Last night, however, we had missiles and drones every 2 hours, beginning at about 10:00 pm and continuing until 6:00 am. I live in an old building with no elevator on the 2nd floor (in US terms, that's the 3rd floor). Add to that the additional flight of steps to get down to our crusty, rebar, and cement-lined shelter, and I can cancel my gym subscription.

Americans don't realize that the variation of shelter options is limited. Our shelter usually has 20-35 people and around 5 dogs. It's not just our tenants who enter. Anyone running by during a siren and sees our front door open (who says Israelis aren't polite?) runs in with their "go bags" and animals if they have them. (Last night, we had a young woman soldier run in wearing her rifle, which was almost the same size as she was.) Other people go to underground parking lots and just stay there. Many people don't go anywhere . . . there is no shelter in their building or they are old or handicapped, and so they just go to the stairwell and hope they're lucky. During the 12-day war in June, the Boursa (stock exchange) building was hit. My Hebrew teacher lives 3 blocks away in an 8-story apartment building. The concussion from the ballistic missile that hit the Boursa was so intense that it blew out all the shutters and windows from the front of her building. She lives with her elderly, wheelchair-bound husband and his caregiver. Luckily, they had the initial 7-minute warning before the 90-second warning (saying you'd better be in the shelter)! and made it down the elevator to their building's miklat (underground shelter). If not, they would have received the blowback of the windows exploding. I hesitate to even imagine that scene.

A final note: many people not living in Israel and just scanning headlines forget that it's not just their friend/relative who is running each time. Depending upon where the missile is headed, it's millions of people all running at the same time. The other night, an older woman was in the street after we were released from a salvo, and she was so confused and frightened as to which shelter to run to next time. Finally, she just looked at me and asked if I would give her a hug. I did, and think that gave her a momentary sense of safety.

I hope this ends soon, and I hope we don't have to revisit this in a few months or a few years.

Thank you again for reaching out. It's a pretty tough time now, but it makes a difference when you get emails from friends.

All best,

E

Ellin Yassky, Ph.D.
Shlomo HaMelech 90, Apt. 7
Tel Aviv, Israel 6451225

"Not all girls are made of sugar and everything nice. Some are made of adventure, dark chocolate, intelligence, cuss words, and courage."

On Friday, March 6, 2026 at 08:03:21 PM GMT+2, Fred C. Klein, Esq. <fcklein at tarterkrinsky.com> wrote:

So sorry, but you are my favorite survivor.

Could we share this or something else that Odey could put on fredslist as a "Message From Israel"?
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On Mar 6, 2026, at 12:53 PM, Odey Raviv <dr.odeyraviv at gmail.com> wrote:

 See Ellin’s email below about life in Tel Aviv now!
Hope you enjoy EPIC!

Sent from my iPhone

Begin forwarded message:

From: Ellin Yassky <medici18 at yahoo.com>
Date: March 6, 2026 at 8:35:22 AM EST
To: Odey Raviv <dr.odeyraviv at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: Check in
Reply-To: Ellin Yassky <medici18 at yahoo.com>

Odey, you're so sweet to write.

This has not been fun. The number of times running up and down all the steps, trying to keep a scared, reactive dog from wanted to munch on the other scared, reactive dogs in the shelter, trying to just breathe through it, wondering where the booms are in terms of how close they are to your apartment.

I never really thought I'd be subject to live through a war. And now I've kind of lost count of how many different times I've had to do it. I know that this has bound me even closer to my daughter, who lives only a mile away, but it feels like kilometers when I know she's on her way here for our daily hug.

People mistake the Israeli "nonchalance" of going out to get a coffee in between salvoes, but really, it's just resilience. Otherwise you'd go nuts.

Last night we had a full night's sleep, which was amazing. I even had a chance for a decent shower, a short walk with the dog, and the chance to put up a load of laundry.

Americans don't realize that the variation of shelter options is limited. Our shelter usually has 20-35 people and at around 5 dogs. Other people go to underground parking lots and just stay there. Many people don't go anywhere . . . there is no shelter in their building, they are old or handicapped, and so they just go to the stairwell and hope they're lucky. And also, people don't realize that it's not just their friend who is running each time. Depending upon where the missile is headed it, it's millions of people all going at the same time.

I hope this ends soon and I hope we don't have to revisit this in a few months or a few years.

Thank you again for reaching out. It's a pretty tough time now, but it makes a difference when you get emails from friends.

All best,

E

Ellin Yassky, Ph.D.
Shlomo HaMelech 90, Apt. 7
Tel Aviv, Israel 6451225

"Not all girls are made of sugar and everything nice. Some are made of adventure, dark chocolate, intelligence, cuss words, and courage."

On Friday, March 6, 2026 at 03:16:58 PM GMT+2, Odey Raviv <dr.odeyraviv at gmail.com> wrote:

Hi Ellin,

Thinking of you and hope all is ok with you, family, and friends.
It must be very tough sheltering back and forth!
Hoping that the war brings good results and ends sooner than expected.

Best,
Odey
Sent from my iPhone

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