Sallah Shabati Page #3

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Help me!

"Announcement about the

elections" for the Knesset.

Why have we been

sent to this hole?

You should know that the

Party values every vote.

Good. What do we do?

-I' II tell you.

From my experience in the

last three elections,

the transit camp has a

very efficient system.

They find the local "leader",

the "strong man",

the "king pin" of the place

and that' s it.

Hallo, my friend, where is

everyone? -The coffee shop.

Park at the side.

"All is well with the Messiah,

-Ho! -God will bring fortune.

"In Jumlan the Messiah lives

alone, without wife or child.

"Saved money all his life,

so that he could buy a wife.

"How many dinar has he

saved? -Only Alla knows

"Maybe three dinar?

Maybe a hundred times so.

"Maybe thirty dinar?

Maybe twice as much.

"Maybe three hundred?

-Lets raise our glasses.

'All is well with the Messiah.

Ho! -Allah bring him fortune.

"In Jumlan the Messiah's alive

At 70 he bought a bride.

"A good woman for all his gold

Many sons to make him bold.

"How many will he have?

Seven with God's help.

"If he only has six?

The Lord be praised.

"Maybe only five...

"If the Lord wills it

one son He will give.

"All is well with the Messiah.

Ho! -Allah bring fortune.

"In Jumlan, the old Messiah

prayed to have a son.

"The Messiah was in Heaven,

not one child, but seven.

"And who was born first?

-The daughter Jamila.

"And who was born second?

-The daughter Jamila.

"And who was next?

-The daughter Jamila.

"And who was born last?

-Zillah and Gilah.

"His name's not given to sons

until the Messiah comes.

"His name's not given to sons

until the Messiah comes.

In short, Mr. Shabaty,

what are your conditions?

For my vote, first of all,

I need a house.

We' re already building. You' II

be the first to get a house.

We don't just make promises,

we always keep them.

It will be good.

Elections are good.

Can I move on now?

-Only after the elections.

What's the difference?

Before or after?

Comrade Shabaty. -Comrade?

Never mind. We've come

about the elections.

Elections, that's good.

Please sit down.

Cigarette?

"A gift to the transit camp,

donated by the Party."

Goldstein... -What's up?

-A miracle happened.

They' re giving us a house and

everything we need.

You made an agreement.

-Yes, with three parties.

Each of them promised

me something.

It was really hard to say no.

I know, I have a deal with four

or five parties.

So how do you vote?

-According to my conscience.

Greeting from the Party.

We hope that you will chose

our man to fight your battles.

Things like that are not

forgotten, Madam.

-A small gift. -Thank you.

Accept this gift from the Party.

We hope that you will chose

our man to fight your battles.

-A small gift. -Thank you.

Greetings from the Party.

Take these home, we' II bring

more. Come back quickly.

I hereby declare the polling

booth station open.

Mr. Shabaty, please.

That's me.

This,

and this.

And this.

And this.

And this.

And this.

And also this.

And some of these.

And some of these.

Next please.

-Next.

I haven't finished yet.

And this.

These are for the children,

and so are these.

And this and that's enough.

There's a lot. In here, yes?

But the hole is too small.

It doesn't go in.

It's no good. -Excuse me.

What are you doing?

-What are you doing?

It's alright.

It's difficult to vote so much.

That fell and that fell.

Wait a minute.

Do you know what

you' re doing?

What do you want?

There's no room for all of it.

It fell down.

"Disqualified"

They disqualified my vote

but I' II get my house.

They told me I'd be the

first on the list.

The Lord should bless all

political parties. -Amen.

Housing? -T ransit camp?

-Let's go.

Nice. What's this for?

-It's for letters.

Are we going to get letters?

That's good.

This one will be for you,

and this is for you.

There's enough for everyone.

This one is for me.

It's all new. Your shoes.

Look how nice. Like a

synagogue. -Nicer even.

It's lovely. -Isn't it nice!

It's new.

Dad!

That's for water.

And this...

And this one is also for water.

For water there's two taps.

Rat a tat. Like a train.

There's two for the electricity

as well.

For every room a window.

For the air.

This is my workshop.

What the hell do you think

you' re doing?

Who gave you permission

to come in here?

It's our house. We got it for

the elections.

Elections. Where is your

documentation?

Documents, there's a lot.

This, or this. All sorts.

Idiot! Documents from the

Ministry to prove possession.

Why, these are no good?

What minister?

Sir, believe me, they told us.

"They said", doesn't work

with me. Bring me the papers

and I' II let you into the house.

Now get out, while I' m still

in a good mood.

This is not good.

The government doesn't

allow us in.

Get on.

"Ministry of Housing"

That man works well. I know

him. Stay here.

Let's go. Back to the

transit camp.

What did he want? -Money.

-They said it was for nothing.

The house is for nothing.

The papers cost money

How much?

-A thousand lira.

A thousand?

Dad, are you asleep already?

-Yes, what do you want?

The houses were so nice

and new. -And white.

Why do they trick us all the

time? -Because we' re new.

You trick greenhorns.

-It's mean. -Why not?

One day when we've been

here a long time

we' II also trick the newcomers.

I' II fix 'em.

Lf, let's say, a new immigrant

comes to my shoe shop.

What do you mean, your

shoe shop? -Never mind that.

He asks for new shoes, I say,

"I' m sorry Sir,

You have to wear old shoes,

why, because you are new.

"I was also new once." I say.

That's the way it goes.

That's what you' II say to

the poor guy?

"You won't believe me Sir,

once " I lived in a dirty, old hut,

"but I never said a word.

"I didn't wait to be given

a kiosk, my friend.

"I went to work in the road

gangs and in the forests.

"I sweated my guts out,

the way I worked"

Now it's late. You've got to go

to sleep Mordecai.

Perhaps I' II look for a job.

No, you' re too young.

You still have to learn.

Someone has to work, no?

Neuman, I' m obliged to point

out that hired labor opposes

the basic principles of the

movement. -4 men Chichi.

Even half. We' re talking about

quantity here.

Did we adopt the transit camp

or not? -We did.

So these are like

our own sons.

But ideologically

that is absurd.

Who knows? Maybe you' re

right. I thought that.

OK, send 'em back.

It's not that. I need someone

in any event. Even half a man.

Neuman, you should live so

long, you wouldn't do that.

Let me have him.

I' m sorry, I've already

promised him to the kitchen.

One, just one I want.

-Neuman, I' m getting mad.

You, you go to the fields.

-Neuman, Neuman.

Neuman, I want him.

-Excuse me?

What? We've known each

other for a long time

I helped the lady picking fruit.

-You picked fruit? -Yes.

Can you work with the cows?

-Who, him? -I can learn.

He's cut out for the job

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