Baghdad, Yesterday
Sasson Somekh
2003
Parents
My parents had been married for five years when I was born, the second child after my sister, and, as far back as I can remember, I never heard them quarreling. It is possible that they experienced moments of tension, but these weren’t conspicuous enough for me to notice.
My parents were first cousins. My father’s father, Shummel, was the…
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