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The Second Exodus – Egypt – LXXII. My Years at 12A Rue Khantaret Ghamra – My Bar Mitzvah (4 of 5)

Date Posted: November 22nd, 2011

Posted in: Memoirs

People with means did rent a hall. It could be in a hotel, restaurant, club, theater, or any large place that fitted the bill.

A well-to-do friend of Nisso, Leon, invited us to the Bar Mitzvah of his son. The affair was held in a “Garden Terrace” (the expression used in Egypt and it is usually the upper level of a restaurant or hotel, the garden angle could be an actual garden, large or small, or simply a few planters strategically placed).

The buffet was sumptuous, and suffragis (waiters) brought the food and drinks to you if you so desired. Hors-d’oeuvres, meats, vegetables, salads, tarachis (pickled items), and a great variety of other delicacies were available. There was an incredible array of sweets; if you even sampled half of them, you could start the night as a healthy individual, and leave as a diabetic!

For tarab (good time), a well-known comedian, Elias Moadab, who doubled as a singer (he also acted in movies) entertained us for part of the night. He came with his orchestra and a choir. Thereafter, two belly dancers came on the stage; they were superb. I was just entering my adolescence, and these two provocative and voluptuous females just blew me away!

Later, the orchestra of Elias played dance tunes; Fola and Nisso, who were good dancers, danced the night away.

It was already dawn when we went back home. It was the latest I had ever stayed up.

I still have a lot of memories from both (Leon’s son and mine) Bar Mitzvahs, and each in its own way held a special magic.

Article Series - The Second Exodus

  1. The Second Exodus – I. The First Exodus
  2. The Second Exodus – Egypt – II. A Love Story (1 of 2)
  3. The Second Exodus – Egypt – III. A Love Story (2 of 2)
  4. The Second Exodus – Egypt – IV. My Early Childhood – Heliopolis (1 of 2)
  5. The Second Exodus – Egypt – V. My Early Childhood – Heliopolis (2 of 2)
  6. The Second Exodus – Egypt – VI. My Early Childhood – Rue Tour Sina (1 of 3)
  7. The Second Exodus – Egypt – VII. My Early Childhood – Rue Tour Sina (2 of 3)
  8. The Second Exodus – Egypt – VIII. My Early Childhood – Rue Tour Sina (3 of 3)
  9. The Second Exodus – Egypt – IX. Historical Context (1 of 3)
  10. The Second Exodus – Egypt – X. Historical Context (2 of 3)
  11. The Second Exodus – Egypt – XI. Historical Context (3 of 3)
  12. The Second Exodus – Egypt – XII. Societal Context (1 of 4)
  13. The Second Exodus – Egypt – XIII. Societal Context (2 of 4)
  14. The Second Exodus – Egypt – XIV. Societal Context (3 of 4)
  15. The Second Exodus – Egypt – XV. Societal Context (4 of 4)
  16. The Second Exodus – Egypt – XVI. My Years at 12A Rue Khantaret Ghamra – Food (1 of 18)
  17. The Second Exodus – Egypt – XVII. My Years at 12A Rue Khantaret Ghamra – Food (2 of 18)
  18. The Second Exodus – Egypt – XVIII. My Years at 12A Rue Khantaret Ghamra – Food (3 of 18)
  19. The Second Exodus – Egypt – XIX. My Years at 12A Rue Khantaret Ghamra – Food (4 of 18)
  20. The Second Exodus – Egypt – XX. My Years at 12A Rue Khantaret Ghamra – Food (5 of 18)
  21. The Second Exodus – Egypt – XXI. My Years at 12A Rue Khantaret Ghamra – Food (6 of 18)
  22. The Second Exodus – Egypt – XXII. My Years at 12A Rue Khantaret Ghamra – Food (7 of 18)
  23. The Second Exodus Egypt – XXIII. My Years at 12A Rue Khantaret Ghamra – Food (8 of 18) 
  24. The Second Exodus – Egypt – XXIV. My Years at 12A Rue Khantaret Ghamra – Food (9 of 18)
  25. The Second Exodus – Egypt – XXV. My Years at 12A Rue Khantaret Ghamra – Food (10 of 18)
  26. The Second Exodus – Egypt – XXVI. My Years at 12A Rue Khantaret Ghamra – Food (11 of 18)
  27. The Second Exodus – Egypt – XXVII. My Years at 12A Rue Khantaret Ghamra – Food (12 of 18)
  28. The Second Exodus – Egypt – XXVIII. My Years at 12A Rue Khantaret Ghamra – Food (13 of 18)
  29. The Second Exodus – Egypt – XXIX. My Years at 12A Rue Khantaret Ghamra – Food (14 of 18)
  30. The Second Exodus – Egypt – XXX. My Years at 12A Rue Khantaret Ghamra – Food (15 of 18)
  31. The Second Exodus – Egypt – XXXI. My Years at 12A Rue Khantaret Ghamra – Food (16 of 18)
  32. The Second Exodus – Egypt – XXXIII. My Years at 12A Rue Khantaret Ghamra – Food (18 of 18)
  33. The Second Exodus – Egypt – XXXII. My Years at 12A Rue Khantaret Ghamra – Food (17 of 18)
  34. The Second Exodus – Egypt – XXXIV. My Years at 12A Rue Khantaret Ghamra – Cleaning (1 of 3)
  35. The Second Exodus – Egypt – XXXV. My Years at 12A Rue Khantaret Ghamra – Cleaning (2 of 3)
  36. The Second Exodus – Egypt – XXXVI. My Years at 12A Rue Khantaret Ghamra – Cleaning (3 of 3)
  37. The Second Exodus – Egypt – XXXVII. My Years at 12A Rue Khantaret Ghamra – My Father’s Business (1 of 4)
  38. The Second Exodus – Egypt – XXXVIII. My Years at 12A Rue Khantaret Ghamra – My Father’s Business (2 of 4)
  39. The Second Exodus – Egypt – XXXIX. My Years at 12A Rue Khantaret Ghamra – My Father’s Business (3 of 4)
  40. The Second Exodus – Egypt – XL. My Years at 12A Rue Khantaret Ghamra – My Father’s Business (4 of 4)
  41. The Second Exodus – Egypt – XLI. My Years at 12A Rue Khantaret Ghamra – My Parents (1 of 2)
  42. The Second Exodus – Egypt – XLII. My Years at 12A Rue Khantaret Ghamra – My Parents (2 of 2)
  43. The Second Exodus – Egypt – XLIII. My Years at 12A Rue Khantaret Ghamra – My Brother (1 of 5)
  44. The Second Exodus – Egypt – XLIV. My Years at 12A Rue Khantaret Ghamra – My Brother (2 of 5)
  45. The Second Exodus – Egypt – XLV. My Years at 12A Rue Khantaret Ghamra – My Brother (3 of 5)
  46. The Second Exodus – Egypt – XLVI. My Years at 12A Rue Khantaret Ghamra – My Brother (4 of 5)
  47. The Second Exodus – Egypt -XLVII. My Years at 12A Rue Khantaret Ghamra – My Brother (5 of 5)
  48. The Second Exodus – Egypt – XLVIII. My Years at 12A Rue Khantaret Ghamra – My Paternal Family (1 of 9)
  49. The Second Exodus – Egypt – XLIX. My Years at 12A Rue Khantaret Ghamra – My Paternal Family (2 of 9)
  50. The Second Exodus – Egypt – L. My Years at 12A Rue Khantaret Ghamra – My Paternal Family (3 of 9)
  51. The Second Exodus – Egypt – LI. My Years at 12A Rue Khantaret Ghamra – My Paternal Family (4 of 9)
  52. The Second Exodus – Egypt – LII. My Years at 12A Rue Khantaret Ghamra – My Paternal Family (5 of 9)
  53. The Second Exodus – Egypt – LIII. My Years at 12A Rue Khantaret Ghamra – My Paternal Family (6 of 9)
  54. The Second Exodus – Egypt – LIV. My Years at 12A Rue Khantaret Ghamra – My Paternal Family (7 of 9)
  55. The Second Exodus – Egypt – LV. My Years at 12A Rue Khantaret Ghamra – My Paternal Family (8 of 9)
  56. The Second Exodus – Egypt – LVI. My Years at 12A Rue Khantaret Ghamra – My Paternal Family (9 of 9)
  57. The Second Exodus – Egypt – LVII. My Years at 12A Rue Khantaret Ghamra – Sickness (1 of 6)
  58. The Second Exodus – Egypt – LVIII. My Years at 12A Rue Khantaret Ghamra – Sickness (2 of 6)
  59. The Second Exodus – Egypt – LIX. My Years at 12A Rue Khantaret Ghamra – Sickness (3 of 6)
  60. The Second Exodus – Egypt – LX. My Years at 12A Rue Khantaret Ghamra – Sickness (4 of 6)
  61. The Second Exodus – Egypt – LXI. My Years at 12A Rue Khantaret Ghamra – Sickness (5 of 6)
  62. The Second Exodus – Egypt – LXII. My Years at 12A Rue Khantaret Ghamra – Sickness (6 of 6)
  63. The Second Exodus – Egypt – CIX. My Years at 12A Rue Khantaret Ghamra – Strolling Through The Streets of Cairo (5 of 5)
  64. The Second Exodus – Egypt – CII. My Years at 12A Rue Khantaret Ghamra – Entertainment (28 of 30)
  65. The Second Exodus – Egypt – XCII. My Years at 12A Rue Khantaret Ghamra – Entertainment (18 of 30)
  66. The Second Exodus – Egypt – LXXV. My Years at 12A Rue Khantaret Ghamra – Entertainment (1 of 30)
  67. The Second Exodus – Egypt – LXXII. My Years at 12A Rue Khantaret Ghamra – My Bar Mitzvah (4 of 5)
  68. The Second Exodus – Egypt – LXXIV. My Years at 12A Rue Khantaret Ghamra – My Spiritual Life
  69. The Second Exodus – Egypt – LXIII. My Years at 12A Rue Khantaret Ghamra – Death (1 of 6)
  70. The Second Exodus – Egypt – LXIV. My Years at 12A Rue Khantaret Ghamra – Death (2 of 6)
  71. The Second Exodus – Egypt – LXV. My Years at 12A Rue Khantaret Ghamra – Death (3 of 6)
  72. The Second Exodus – Egypt – LXVI. My Years at 12A Rue Khantaret Ghamra – Death (4 of 6)
  73. The Second Exodus – Egypt – LXVII. My Years at 12A Rue Khantaret Ghamra – Death (5 of 6)
  74. The Second Exodus – Egypt – LXVIII. My Years at 12A Rue Khantaret Ghamra – Death (6 of 6)
  75. The Second Exodus – Egypt – LXIX. My Years at 12A Rue Khantaret Ghamra – My Bar Mitzvah (1 of 5)
  76. The Second Exodus – Egypt – LXX. My Years at 12A Rue Khantaret Ghamra – My Bar Mitzvah (2 of 5)
  77. The Second Exodus – Egypt – LXXI. My Years at 12A Rue Khantaret Ghamra – My Bar Mitzvah (3 of 5)
  78. The Second Exodus – Egypt – LXXIII. My Years at 12A Rue Khantaret Ghamra – My Bar Mitzvah (5 of 5)
  79. The Second Exodus – Egypt – LXXVI. My Years at 12A Rue Khantaret Ghamra – Entertainment (2 of 30)
  80. The Second Exodus – Egypt – LXXVII. My Years at 12A Rue Khantaret Ghamra – Entertainment (3 of 30)
  81. The Second Exodus – Egypt – LXXVIII. My Years at 12A Rue Khantaret Ghamra – Entertainment (4 of 30)
  82. The Second Exodus – Egypt – LXXIX. My Years at 12A Rue Khantaret Ghamra – Entertainment (5 of 30)
  83. The Second Exodus – Egypt – LXXX. My Years at 12A Rue Khantaret Ghamra – Entertainment (6 of 30)
  84. The Second Exodus – Egypt – LXXXI. My Years at 12A Rue Khantaret Ghamra – Entertainment (7 of 30)
  85. The Second Exodus – Egypt – LXXXII. My Years at 12A Rue Khantaret Ghamra – Entertainment (8 of 30)
  86. The Second Exodus – Egypt – LXXXIII. My Years at 12A Rue Khantaret Ghamra – Entertainment (9 of 30)
  87. The Second Exodus – Egypt – LXXXIV. My Years at 12A rue Khantaret Ghamra – Entertainment (10 of 30)
  88. The Second Exodus – Egypt – LXXXV. My Years at 12A Rue Khantaret Ghamra – Entertainment (11 of 30)
  89. The Second Exodus – Egypt – LXXXVI. My Years at 12A Rue Khantaret Ghamra – Entertainment (12 of 30)
  90. The Second Exodus – Egypt – LXXXVII. My Years at 12A Rue Khantaret Ghamra – Entertainment (13 of 30)
  91. The Second Exodus – Egypt – LXXXVIII. My Years at 12A Rue Khantaret Ghamra – Entertainment (14 of 30)
  92. The Second Exodus – Egypt – LXXXIX. My Years at 12A Rue Khantaret Ghamra – Entertainment (15 of 30)
  93. The Second Exodus – Egypt – XC. My Years at 12A Rue Khantaret Ghamra – Entertainment (16 of 30)
  94. The Second Exodus – Egypt – XCI. My Years at 12A Rue Khantaret Ghamra – Entertainment (17 of 30)
  95. The Second Exodus – Egypt – XCIII. My Years at 12A Rue Khantaret Ghamra – Entertainment (19 of 30)
  96. The Second Exodus – Egypt – XCIV. My Years at 12A Rue Khantaret Ghamra – Entertainment (20 of 30)
  97. The Second Exodus – Egypt – XCV. My Years at 12A Rue Khantaret Ghamra – Entertainment (21 of 30)
  98. The Second Exodus – Egypt – XCVI. My Years at 12A Rue Khantaret Ghamra – Entertainment (22 of 30)
  99. The Second Exodus – Egypt – XCVII. My Years at 12A Rue Khantaret Ghamra – Entertainment (23 of 30)
  100. The Second Exodus – Egypt – XCVIII. My Years at 12A Rue Khantaret Ghamra – Entertainment (24 of 30)
  101. The Second Exodus – Egypt – XCIX. My Years at 12A Rue Khantaret Ghamra – Entertainment (25 of 30)
  102. The Second Exodus – Egypt – C. My Years at 12A Rue Khantaret Ghamra – Entertainment (26 of 30)
  103. The Second Exodus – Egypt – CI. My Years at 12A Rue Khantaret Ghamra – Entertainment (27 of 30)
  104. The Second Exodus – Egypt – CIII. My Years at 12A Rue Khantaret Ghamra – Entertainment (29 of 30)
  105. The Second Exodus – Egypt – CIV. My Years at 12A Rue Khantaret Ghamra – Entertainment (30 of 30)
  106. The Second Exodus – Egypt – CV. My Years at 12A Rue Khantaret Ghamra – Strolling Through The Streets of Cairo (1 of 5)
  107. The Second Exodus – Egypt – CVI. My Years at 12A Rue Khantaret Ghamra – Strolling Through The Streets of Cairo (2 of 5)
  108. The Second Exodus – Egypt – CVII. My Years at 12A Rue Khantaret Ghamra – Strolling Through The Streets of Cairo (3 of 5)
  109. The Second Exodus – Egypt – CVIII. My Years at 12A Rue Khantaret Ghamra – Strolling Through The Streets of Cairo (4 of 5)
  110. The Second Exodus – Egypt – CX. Alexandria – My Maternal Family (1 of 5)
  111. The Second Exodus- Egypt – CXI. Alexandria – My Maternal Family (2 of 5)
  112. The Second Exodus – Egypt – CXII. Alexandria – My Maternal Family (3 of 5)
  113. The Second Exodus – Egypt – CXIII. Alexandria – My Maternal Family (4 of 5)
  114. The Second Exodus – Egypt – CXIV. Alexandria – My Maternal Family (5 of 5)
  115. The Second Exodus – Egypt – CXV. Alexandria – My Vacations (1 of 10)
  116. The Second Exodus – Egypt – CXVI. Alexandria – My Vacations (2 of 10)
  117. The Second Exodus – Egypt – CXVII. Alexandria – My Vacations (3 of 10)
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