How on earth do you fit all the accumulated possessions of 70- odd years, more than 40 of them spent in Israel, into a small, 80-square-meter apartment in a retirement home? To complicate the problem, you are a very prolific artist and writer with a rich and ongoing career in education – but not in just one discipline.
You are, in fact, to use the words of owner Mel Alexenberg, “at the interface between multiple fields – art, science, technology and culture.”
The Alexenbergs – Mel and his wife of 53 years, Miriam – moved into their new home six months ago. It is in the sheltered living section of Ra’anana’s Ahuzat Bayit retirement home. Walking into the apartment feels a little like walking into a doll’s house.
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