My Name
The literal meaning of the Hebrew root word (iti) behind the first name Itay.
What is "With me"?
Tony David was born in 1940 in this city and country, but had to flee when it became unsafe for Jewish people.
What is Baghdad, Iraq?
The family lived in places like Seattle and Florida, but Yaron, Meirav, and Tony finally settled down in this Canadian city.
What is Vancouver
Itay's favorite childhood stuffed animal is named Doobee, which is the Hebrew word for this animal.
What is a Bear
Bamya is a warm, cozy stew made mostly with this green, fuzzy vegetable.
What is Okra
In the Torah, Itay was a loyal and brave soldier who fought for this biblical King.
Who is King David?
Tony’s childhood home was crowded and loud because this many families lived in it together.
What is four families?
Jimmy Aviram fled this European country in 1948 to find a safe home in Israel.
What is Romania
This special family prayer book from 1925 survived the Holocaust and is used during the High Holidays.
What is a Machzor
This special dish was passed down by Itay's great grandmother and is eaten on this Jewish holy day of rest.
What is Shabbbat
Itay’s middle name is Shaul because he was named after this beloved great-grandfather on his mom's side.
Who is his great-grandfather?
Since he didn't have modern life jackets or pool floats, Tony learned to swim using these instead.
What are palm leaves?
Tony and Ruth both lived in this European country in the mid-1960s while Tony finished medical school.
What is France
The historic 1925 Machzor prayer book originally belonged to this great great grandfather.
Who was Adolf Herskovitz
To start the recipe, you fry the onions until they turn sweet and brown, which is called this.
What is Caramelization
Before Great-Grandfather David changed it when arriving in Canada, the family's original last name was this.
Sigawi
When he was only 10 years old, Tony snuck out at night on a boat to reach this country.
What is Israel
Yaron moved to St. Louis and Detroit in the 1970s because his father was going to school to learn this medical job.
What is a Dentist
When someone is sad, the family says "עד החתונה זה יעבור," which means it will all go away and be okay by the time you do this.
What is "Until the wedding, it will pass."
To make it a full meal, Bamya is usually scooped out and served on top of a big bowl of this grain.
What is Rice
The exact inspiring quote by Itay David
What is "before you quit, remember why you started
Tony went back to Israel in 1966–1967 to help out during this specific, short war.
What is the Six Day War
Haia Isaac and Jimmy Aviram had to move across the country twice because the economy went through this bad phase where people lost money and jobs.
What is a recession
The jews have a saying that means "kind words should be spoken nicely." In English, we say "you can catch more flies with" this sweet food than with vinegar.
What is honey?
To give the stew its special flavor, the recipe uses garlic, onion, lemon, and these two other seasonings
What is Bay Leaves & Cumin