The Beauty Queen of Jerusalem (2021–…): Season 1, Episode 16 - Episode #1.16 - full transcript
In 1941, as war rages in Europe, Luna receives a marriage proposal. But is it the one she wants?
-Shalom, Luna.
-Shalom.
I've missed you.
Yoram, listen, uh… Yehoram.
Call me whatever you like.
I told that matchmaker,
it isn't right for me.
What isn't right?
You. You're not right for me.
In England,
they call girls like you "hard to get."
I love the way you pretend not to want me.
I'm not pretending.
I really don't want you.
The more you say it,
the more I want you, Luna.
Hey.
I really like the way you dress.
Your dresses…
your shoes…
your perfume…
the way you do your hair.
But I couldn't help but notice this.
-Can you explain what disaster this is?
-Don't touch that.
I've brought you something
far more valuable.
Wow.
It really is very pretty.
I knew you'd like it.
Thanks.
It also looks very expensive.
It's worth a lot more
than you think, Luna.
And you're worth it.
But it's not worth me.
What's wrong with you? That's real.
Start looking before it gets dark.
Does it trouble you, what we're doing?
Kissing is all right.
We did more than that. We did it all.
I know what we did.
What? Do you regret it?
I don't know.
Yes or no?
Yes.
Do you think I'm promiscuous?
Answer me, David.
-Everyone used to say Matilda--
-I don't wanna talk--
I want to talk about Matilda!
She went out with boys,
she went out with Brits,
but she loved only one man.
-She gave him everything.
-What do you mean by that?
She gave him her soul.
His name was James,
and he loved her very much.
He wanted to marry her.
That's what matters, David.
I was only with you and Itamar,
and my love for Itamar was pure.
If he was alive today, I…
You know what they all say about me?
That I'm the prettiest girl in Jerusalem.
I know that.
What, that I'm the prettiest girl
in Jerusalem or that everyone says it?
Both.
Why don't you ever say it to me then?
You already think
that all the guys in Jerusalem want you.
Because it's true.
But I'm with you.
Now just give me a kiss.
You said it yourself
that kissing was all right.
Becky?
Do you think she saw us?
Even if she did, so what?
Luna, she's 11 years old.
That's a great age to start peeking.
I started much earlier.
About 60,000 soldiers
from His Majesty's Army
were sent to Greece,
and together with the Greek Army,
are trying to prevent Germany's
excessive forces from occupying Athens.
The Greek Army, which heroically
fended off Benito Mussolini's traps…
Fight the Nazis!
Join His Majesty's Army! Fight the Nazis!
…prevent the Axis powers
from taking over the Balkans.
On the other side,
the Nazi army continues
to march forward their troops
and armored forces,
from Bulgaria into Southern Greece.
RUMORS OF NAZI COUNCIL IN BERLIN
TO DISCUSS FATE OF EUROPEAN JEWS
SALONIKA JEWS FROM GREECE
SENT TO AUSCHWITZ IN POLAND
RUMORED NAZI COUNCIL
TO DISCUSS FATE OF JEWS
…heads of the community
expressed serious concern
about the fate
of the Jewish community there…
How's this?
Mr. Zacks, I think we should settle
the way we should split proceeds
from the dresses I make and bring here.
Of course, Luna. What do you suggest?
Right, 75, 25.
Look, uh, Luna--
Mr. Zacks, I mean 75% for me
and 25% for you.
-Fine. Look, Luna, someone--
-Because it doesn't cost you a thing.
But I sew,
and I buy the fabric and the thread.
And I cut and plan and design.
And in fact, I do everything, Mr. Zacks.
And I've decided… I've decided…
I've decided not to take any money
from Ima and Abba anymore, and--
Luna! Fine!
Fine. All right?
I agree.
Did something happen, Mr. Zacks?
Yes.
Sit down.
Look, Luna,
I've received an offer for the store.
I'm not young anymore.
I've saved money for old age, but…
not enough.
I have an automobile,
but the house I live in
does not belong to me.
The offer I've received
is nearly three times
the value of the shop and merchandise.
With the money,
I could buy myself what I need.
Like a big apartment.
And I could hire someone
to look after me, to cook and clean.
-I will cook and clean for you.
-No, no, Luna.
You're only just beginning to blossom.
Mr. Zacks, I grew up in this shop.
I was a child when I started here.
And now you're a woman.
What am I gonna do if I don't work here?
-Come here.
-But you just told me that--
The store remains as it is.
It's just that I won't be here anymore.
-I won't be here either.
-You will.
The person buying it had one condition,
that you remain working here.
Who are you selling the shop to,
Mr. Zacks?
Yoram. That was his name.
-Yehoram.
-What?
Yehoram.
Yes. Yehoram. That's right.
Well, his father's buying it for him
as a gift.
Who knows, my Luna…
maybe you'll get yourself a…
a rich husband from all this.
So you read newspapers now?
-What?
-I can't believe you bought a newspaper.
Mr. Zacks gave it to me.
Did you know he's selling the shop?
-What shop?
-What shop? His shop. He's selling it.
-Guess to whom.
-To you?
No.
To Ben Shabat. The father.
-He's buying it for Yehoram as a gift.
-What for?
There's something in the shop
Yehoram really, really wants.
Get out of here.
Don't tell me Yehoram's
gonna be your new shop owner.
-Yes.
-Did you agree to that?
Mr. Zacks told me that the money
would set him up for old age.
Luna, you're not gonna be Yehoram's slave.
-I don't know what to do.
-You can't agree to that!
So you need to help me
convince him not to sell the shop.
I don't know. Think of something.
You think. I have you for the thinking.
I'm just the pretty one.
Right.
I don't know. It's hard.
Make an effort.
Hmm…
Rachelika.
-Rachelika.
-Hmm?
-Have you thought of anything?
-What?
About what I should say to Zacks?
I was just dreaming
that I was strangling you.
You've ruined it.
You're so mean.
That's three mil.
Mercada.
He wants one egg but he only has two mil.
Give him the egg for free.
Maybe God will see us giving charity
and send us clients.
With God's help.
It's on us.
There you go. Have a good day.
I was at the bank today.
They said they won't approve the loan.
What do you mean they won't approve it?
We are the Armoza Delicatessen.
Whenever your father would ask for a loan,
they would give him whatever he wanted.
They won't approve it
because we're still paying for the loan
that we've already taken.
I mean… that I took.
What are you talking about, Gavriel?
I recently took a loan
to buy an automobile.
To buy an automobile?
I had no way of knowing
our sales would drop like this.
Without telling me? Without asking me?
I am 34 years old.
I can do things without asking my mother.
I have a wife, two daughters.
Two daughters? Really?
There you go.
Your mother is here to remind you.
Cancel the automobile.
It's on a ship, on its way from America.
I've already paid for it.
You paid for nothing, Gavriel.
The bank paid.
We're making lousy sales at the store,
lowering prices,
and you go and buy an automobile?
She's sick.
She has a mom. It's her job.
Chicken again?
What's wrong with chicken?
Nothing's wrong, but…
Her cough hasn't stopped yet?
It's gotten worse.
Maybe it's the grippe.
Chicken soup is good for the grippe.
I thought maybe we'd call Dr. Sabo.
You don't call a doctor for a cough.
Take her outta here, so she doesn't…
She doesn't what?
She's coughing, spreading germs.
Do you want us all to be sick?
Where did you get Martinique chocolate?
-You wouldn't believe me.
-Try me.
I bought it from Mordoch.
Come on,
seriously, where's it from?
I knew you wouldn't believe me.
-Mordoch? Mordoch the Kurd?
-Do you know any other Mordoch?
I know only one,
and I curse the day I met him.
Where did you see him?
He's going around town,
pushing a stall full of goods.
Where did he get Martinique?
You can only get it from Lebanon,
and the border's closed.
Where did you get that?
-Where is that bandito at?
-Who?
He's pushing his stall around on wheels,
never at the same spot.
-Who are we talking about?
-Not only Martinique.
He has all sorts of delicacies
from Lebanon.
Things I'd forgotten about.
Look, tomorrow,
don't come here straight away.
Wander around, ask questions.
Find out where he's standing
with his stall.
Whose stall, Gavriel?
Huh?
Thank you, ma'am. Have a great day.
Did you find him?
Yes.
Two hundred yards from here.
People are standing in line.
Arak Zachlawi.
Pistachios from Haleb.
Almonds from Tripoli.
Martinique chocolates!
Where did he get it from?
He's a son of a bitch.
Good job, Matzliach.
Good job.
Delicacies! Delicacies!
Chocolates from France!
Chai from Sri Lanka!
Delicacies!
Halva from Turkey!
Delicacies! Delicacies!
Delicacies!
Halva from Turkey! Delicacies! Delicacies!
Yes, sir, how may I help you?
Eight years.
I've had that waiting for you
for eight years, Mordoch.
And I have a few more.
You know what, Gavriel?
Punch me as much as you like,
even though I'm guilty of nothing.
You took money from me
to build a halva factory.
You said we'd be partners.
I walked all the way to Jericho
with my mother.
There was no halva,
no money, and no Mordoch.
Huh? You just disappeared.
Where were you, Mordoch?
I was robbed on the way to Jericho.
I was going there with your money
to pay the workers.
Bedouins robbed me. They took everything.
They almost slaughtered me.
To this day,
I don't know how I managed to escape.
Why didn't you come tell me then? Hmm?
Would you have believed me?
No.
I don't believe you now either.
Gavriel,
you and I know how hard it is
to bring delicacies from Lebanon.
Tell you what.
Take the merchandise,
and pay me only after you sell it.
Only after, all right?
Here. Taste it.
Taste it. It's all original merchandise.
From Beirut, from Tripoli,
from Nabatieh, from Jounieh.
Well?
Awad!
Are you making fun of me?
Are you making fun of me?
Come here!
Come here!
There you go.
How'd you get all these goods
from Lebanon?
The border's closed.
It's all Lebanese goods,
but it comes through Turkey,
so it's all legal.
Go on!
Go on!
Go ahead.
Go ahead.
And the beating
you deserve, Mordoch…
you'll get it, trust me.
Go with him! Move it!
Go with him. Go on. Move it!
Delicacies!
Delicacies! Delicacies!
Chocolates from France!
Delicacies! Delicacies!
Mr. Zacks is selling the store.
The dress shop where you work?
Yes.
So you won't have a job?
I will. The owner will change,
but the shop will stay open.
Then it's all right.
Guess who the new owner is.
-No idea.
-He's very wealthy.
Rothschild.
Not that wealthy.
No idea.
Ben Shabat.
-Ben Shabat, the one whose son…
-Yes.
The father is buying the son
the shop as a gift.
It's because of you.
He wants to be closer to you.
I've never been given as a gift.
He's paying a lot of money for it.
-What happened with that guy?
-The son or the father?
Luna, stop. I'm not kidding.
Nothing. We went once to the kiosk.
We drank.
You didn't tell me that.
Well, you didn't ask.
We went there only
because I thought that you'd show up.
And I wanted to annoy you.
It would have, right?
You're jealous.
You are. I can tell.
I'm gonna beat the shit out of him.
Really? You would hit someone for me?
I'll break his teeth and his face.
Then you love me.
Luna, when a guy hits someone over a girl,
it's not a question of love.
He fights for his honor.
Is it so hard for you to say you love me?
I do love you.
I'm tired of hiding.
As if we're doing something
that's forbidden.
But we are doing something
that's forbidden.
If we got married, would it be allowed?
Yes.
Do you want to?
What, get married?
Yes.
I feel like at home I'm…
I'm suffocating.
I'm dying to leave.
Do you want to?
Are you afraid of your mother?
I'm not afraid of my mother.
I love her.
And I respect her.
After what happened to Matilda,
I'm the only thing she has left.
But I hate your family.
Especially your mother.
You're not marrying my mother.
You're marrying me.
Talk to her.
David, promise me you'll talk to her.
Promise.
Okay.
Hey, when does Ben Shabat
start taking over the shop?
If you talk to your mother soon,
maybe we can get married
before that happens.
-Give me one basket.
-No need, Ima. It's not heavy.
Let's sit down.
You say it's not heavy,
but you want to sit down.
Ima, I need to talk to you.
About Luna.
There's nothing to say about Luna.
Then I'll talk, and you listen.
-Luna and I--
-Don't you tell me "Luna and I."
There's no such thing as "Luna and I."
You hear what I'm saying?
You are David Franco.
You're my son.
I've given you everything
I could in this life,
and I've only asked for one thing.
That you stay away from Luna Armoza.
What did she do to you?
Why do you hate her so much?
When a man takes a woman,
she comes with her whole family.
And your sister's blood
is on that family's hands forever.
That family is a curse, all right?!
I went through years of pain
because of them.
So if you don't want
to shorten your mother's life,
never say "Luna and I" to me.
I forbid you.
Luna!
Luna!
-You're making me late for school!
-What happened?
I've got it!
-What?
-I know what you can tell Mr. Zacks.
-What? Tell me.
-Wait. I need to breathe.
-Breathe later.
-Okay.
Remember at the kiosk,
what Yehoram said
about his father's business?
-Of course not. You were so drunk--
-What did he say?
He said that his father was moving
all of his business to South America.
From there, he could sell steel
to countries fighting in Europe.
-So?
-So?
-He sells to Italians as well.
-So?
And the Italians
are allied with the Germans.
And?
If Mr. Zacks hears of this, then…
He'll never sell the store to Ben Shabat.
Thanks. You're not just a pretty face.
Thanks, Rachelika.
The Italians trade with Ben Shabat?
Who told you that?
Yehoram. Ben Shabat's son.
And I was thinking
of selling the shop to that bastard.
Thanks, Luna, for telling me.
I'd have never forgiven myself. No. Never.
Awad!
Awad!
Awad's bringing a cart
to take the goods to the delicatessen.
What I don't understand, Mordoch, is how.
How do you sell your goods so cheap?
When something's cheap,
a merchant buys it. He doesn't ask.
Come quickly! Move it!
Come quickly! Move it!
Put these boxes on the cart.
Take the boxes and put them in the cart.
Delicacies! Delicacies!
Chocolates from France!
Delicacies! Delicacies!
Gavriel, taste.
Don't make me laugh. Carry on.
Delicacies! Delicacies!
Halva from Turkey!
Chai from Sri Lanka! Delicatesa!
This merchandise is enough
for three months, according to Mordoch.
They brought four carts.
Did you count it very carefully
before paying,
so he doesn't cheat you with the goods?
I counted the pistachios one by one.
Look, Zachlawi, halva, Martinique.
Whatever kind of pistachios you like.
Almonds, Turkish delight.
Coffee from Turkey, Syria, Ethiopia.
They sell everything in Lebanon.
What can I say?
Maybe Mordoch is atoning after all.
Excuse me, who is Armoza?
-Me.
-Are you the owner?
-Yes, who are you?
-I'm from Customs.
This is all merchandise from Lebanon.
Yes.
Where did you get all these goods?
-From Mordoch.
-And who's that?
He's a merchant.
He, uh…
wanders around,
selling on the streets, you know?
And those are the goods that you sell
at the famous Armoza Delicatessen?
Goods from the street?
Do you have more of this merchandise?
Yes. In my storeroom.
Do you have a bill of sale,
customs receipts, proof of purchase?
Of course.
Here. What, uh…
Here.
There you go.
This is forged, sir.
-What do you mean, "forged"?
-Listen, there's a cart outside.
Load it with all the goods from in here
and the goods in the warehouse.
What do you mean?
And who is the lady?
I'm his mother.
So if you don't want your son
to end up in jail this evening,
do as I say, without delay.
What are you waiting for?
-Where will you take the goods?
-To the Customs' warehouses.
When will you give them back?
Who said we would give them back?
The judge will decide.
What judge?
What's that, Gavriel?
This is a summons to court.
All right.
Have a good day.
You fool!
-Where is he?
-Who?
-Where is he?
-Who?
Who, who?
The person who used to sell here!
"Who?" "Who?"
The person who used to sell here!
I don't know. He didn't come today.
Maybe he's somewhere else.
I don't know. He didn't come today.
Maybe he's somewhere else.
-You don't know where?
-No.
-You don't know where?
-No.
Are you crazy?
Are you crazy?
You wanted to talk to us, Gavriel?
Yes, yes.
Yeah, look…
The judge not only confiscated my goods,
he also gave me a huge fine.
-You don't wanna know how much.
-I hope that Mordoch burns in hell.
Even if he does, that won't help.
The wealthy customers,
who used to buy the delicacies
from Lebanon,
they're no longer coming.
Those who do come…
are looking for eggs, flour, sugar.
We have to explain
that we're a delicatessen,
not a food store.
Well, that's it.
We're gonna start being a food store too.
And we'll do…
what the Americans call a "sale."
Wine, we'll sell three bottles
for the price of two,
as long as we increase our cash flow.
And Mercada, she knows?
Who do you think told me to do all this?
She also told me
to tell you something else.
Look…
for a long time,
I haven't paid myself any salary.
What did Mercada tell you, Gavriel?
She told me that…
We don't need to have…
Uh-uh, listen…
Uh, I-- I don't have money
to pay the both of you.
Uh, I mean, guys,
I remember you working in this shop
since I was a child,
when my dad was still the owner.
Which one of us did she tell you to fire?
She didn't.
She said I had to decide.
I have an idea.
How about we both keep our jobs…
…and you can pay us,
say, one salary for two?
Fifty-fifty.
Well… Yes.
Yes, that's good, if…
if it's all right with you.
Thanks.
Thanks. Thanks.
ARE THE NAZIS PLOTTING
TO EXTERMINATE ALL THE JEWS OF EUROPE?
ARE THE NAZIS PLANNING
TO ELIMINATE ALL OF EUROPE'S JEWS?
Mr. Zacks.
Mr. Zacks?
Mr. Zacks?
Sorry. I wasn't…
They're asking.
-They're still asking.
-What?
They're asking, the newspaper is asking,
whether we're going to be destroyed
in Europe.
How many people have to die
before we understand that,
yes, they're burning all the Jews?
People don't read newspapers
because they don't want to know.
Those who have radios don't…
They listen to music and…
It's important young people know
what's going on.
-Excuse me for babbling on and on.
-Oh, you're not. I'd like to hear more.
This is David, my boyfriend.
I came to this country 20 years ago.
Back then, my family
and I still had it good in Berlin.
But then,
I guess I caught the Zionist bug.
My mother wanted me to get married
and have a family over there, but…
I got on a boat and came to this country.
Sometimes…
you can see better
when you get some perspective.
After Hitler,
damn him, became the German chancellor,
and started saying unspeakable things
about Jews,
I wrote to them and I told them
to come over here, but they…
This photo is 20 years old.
Shortly before leaving Germany.
Here, this is me.
My father and mother.
My older sister, and my younger sister.
After the war began,
they wanted to come here, but…
to my dismay…
the Nazis, damn them all,
wouldn't allow it.
Until recently, they would write
about how hard it's getting.
But this last year…
nothing at all.
You haven't heard from them?
This week, I received a letter
from a neighbor of ours, a Gentile.
He said they had been taken to Poland.
What the Nazis
do not dare do to Jews in Germany,
they do to them in Poland.
They took them to the camps.
There are plenty of them.
I don't even know…
whether to say Kaddish for my family.
Whether to sit shiva.
People here don't understand
what's happening to our brothers there.
They're being burned.
And over here, we are…
living, eating, drinking.
And nobody's doing anything.
I had a feeling that today
was going to be my lucky day.
I look for you here every day.
Yehoram Ben Shabat.
Don't you have a name?
May I ask Luna to dance,
if that's okay with you?
You should ask me, shouldn't you?
-Luna?
-You're speaking to my fiancée, you know?
-Mazel tov!
-Yehoram, get out of here.
Did you hear her?
I think you should calm your fiancé.
No, I don't think so.
I wish you a pleasant evening.
Oh.I'll say it again.
I wish you a pleasant evening.
David, forget him.
Luna…
I still haven't given up on you.
Your check has been paid.
Did you speak to your mother?
Mm-mm.
-Did you?
-What?
Your Ima doesn't want us
to be together either.
-She might also--
-David, I don't ask my mother.
You keep putting it off.
You keep avoiding it.
We decided we're getting married,
and you should talk to her.
What's that?
Read it.
Why are you showing me this now?
Are you thinking of going?
For quite a while now.
Yes.
But you never told me.
Because I wasn't sure.
I only knew from the radio
and the newspapers.
Until I heard Mr. Zacks.
And so now you're sure?
Yes. I've decided.
What does your mother say about it?
She doesn't know yet.
You're the first one I'm telling.
-Maybe I won't tell her, I'll just--
-How does this fit with our plans, David?
All the men my age
are in the Haganah or the Etzel.
Or Itamar, the love of your life.
-Who gave his life for what he--
-That's not why I loved him, you know.
We'll get married.
We'll have children.
They'll grow up and ask
what their father was--
So join the Haganah.
The Haganah men also go to Europe.
So you'll stay here with me.
The immigrants, they need help.
-I want to kill Nazis.
-Help the Jews against Arabs.
I want to kill Nazis.
A lot, as many as I can.
And after the war, we'll get married.
Let's get married now.
I'll go there with you.
JOIN THE ARMY. WE HAVE A COMMON ENEMY!
JOIN THE ARMY. WE HAVE A COMMON ENEMY!
DO YOUR PART IN THE WAR
AGAINST THE NAZI ENEMY
DO YOUR PART IN THE WAR
AGAINST THE NAZI ENEMY
-Shalom.
I've missed you.
Yoram, listen, uh… Yehoram.
Call me whatever you like.
I told that matchmaker,
it isn't right for me.
What isn't right?
You. You're not right for me.
In England,
they call girls like you "hard to get."
I love the way you pretend not to want me.
I'm not pretending.
I really don't want you.
The more you say it,
the more I want you, Luna.
Hey.
I really like the way you dress.
Your dresses…
your shoes…
your perfume…
the way you do your hair.
But I couldn't help but notice this.
-Can you explain what disaster this is?
-Don't touch that.
I've brought you something
far more valuable.
Wow.
It really is very pretty.
I knew you'd like it.
Thanks.
It also looks very expensive.
It's worth a lot more
than you think, Luna.
And you're worth it.
But it's not worth me.
What's wrong with you? That's real.
Start looking before it gets dark.
Does it trouble you, what we're doing?
Kissing is all right.
We did more than that. We did it all.
I know what we did.
What? Do you regret it?
I don't know.
Yes or no?
Yes.
Do you think I'm promiscuous?
Answer me, David.
-Everyone used to say Matilda--
-I don't wanna talk--
I want to talk about Matilda!
She went out with boys,
she went out with Brits,
but she loved only one man.
-She gave him everything.
-What do you mean by that?
She gave him her soul.
His name was James,
and he loved her very much.
He wanted to marry her.
That's what matters, David.
I was only with you and Itamar,
and my love for Itamar was pure.
If he was alive today, I…
You know what they all say about me?
That I'm the prettiest girl in Jerusalem.
I know that.
What, that I'm the prettiest girl
in Jerusalem or that everyone says it?
Both.
Why don't you ever say it to me then?
You already think
that all the guys in Jerusalem want you.
Because it's true.
But I'm with you.
Now just give me a kiss.
You said it yourself
that kissing was all right.
Becky?
Do you think she saw us?
Even if she did, so what?
Luna, she's 11 years old.
That's a great age to start peeking.
I started much earlier.
About 60,000 soldiers
from His Majesty's Army
were sent to Greece,
and together with the Greek Army,
are trying to prevent Germany's
excessive forces from occupying Athens.
The Greek Army, which heroically
fended off Benito Mussolini's traps…
Fight the Nazis!
Join His Majesty's Army! Fight the Nazis!
…prevent the Axis powers
from taking over the Balkans.
On the other side,
the Nazi army continues
to march forward their troops
and armored forces,
from Bulgaria into Southern Greece.
RUMORS OF NAZI COUNCIL IN BERLIN
TO DISCUSS FATE OF EUROPEAN JEWS
SALONIKA JEWS FROM GREECE
SENT TO AUSCHWITZ IN POLAND
RUMORED NAZI COUNCIL
TO DISCUSS FATE OF JEWS
…heads of the community
expressed serious concern
about the fate
of the Jewish community there…
How's this?
Mr. Zacks, I think we should settle
the way we should split proceeds
from the dresses I make and bring here.
Of course, Luna. What do you suggest?
Right, 75, 25.
Look, uh, Luna--
Mr. Zacks, I mean 75% for me
and 25% for you.
-Fine. Look, Luna, someone--
-Because it doesn't cost you a thing.
But I sew,
and I buy the fabric and the thread.
And I cut and plan and design.
And in fact, I do everything, Mr. Zacks.
And I've decided… I've decided…
I've decided not to take any money
from Ima and Abba anymore, and--
Luna! Fine!
Fine. All right?
I agree.
Did something happen, Mr. Zacks?
Yes.
Sit down.
Look, Luna,
I've received an offer for the store.
I'm not young anymore.
I've saved money for old age, but…
not enough.
I have an automobile,
but the house I live in
does not belong to me.
The offer I've received
is nearly three times
the value of the shop and merchandise.
With the money,
I could buy myself what I need.
Like a big apartment.
And I could hire someone
to look after me, to cook and clean.
-I will cook and clean for you.
-No, no, Luna.
You're only just beginning to blossom.
Mr. Zacks, I grew up in this shop.
I was a child when I started here.
And now you're a woman.
What am I gonna do if I don't work here?
-Come here.
-But you just told me that--
The store remains as it is.
It's just that I won't be here anymore.
-I won't be here either.
-You will.
The person buying it had one condition,
that you remain working here.
Who are you selling the shop to,
Mr. Zacks?
Yoram. That was his name.
-Yehoram.
-What?
Yehoram.
Yes. Yehoram. That's right.
Well, his father's buying it for him
as a gift.
Who knows, my Luna…
maybe you'll get yourself a…
a rich husband from all this.
So you read newspapers now?
-What?
-I can't believe you bought a newspaper.
Mr. Zacks gave it to me.
Did you know he's selling the shop?
-What shop?
-What shop? His shop. He's selling it.
-Guess to whom.
-To you?
No.
To Ben Shabat. The father.
-He's buying it for Yehoram as a gift.
-What for?
There's something in the shop
Yehoram really, really wants.
Get out of here.
Don't tell me Yehoram's
gonna be your new shop owner.
-Yes.
-Did you agree to that?
Mr. Zacks told me that the money
would set him up for old age.
Luna, you're not gonna be Yehoram's slave.
-I don't know what to do.
-You can't agree to that!
So you need to help me
convince him not to sell the shop.
I don't know. Think of something.
You think. I have you for the thinking.
I'm just the pretty one.
Right.
I don't know. It's hard.
Make an effort.
Hmm…
Rachelika.
-Rachelika.
-Hmm?
-Have you thought of anything?
-What?
About what I should say to Zacks?
I was just dreaming
that I was strangling you.
You've ruined it.
You're so mean.
That's three mil.
Mercada.
He wants one egg but he only has two mil.
Give him the egg for free.
Maybe God will see us giving charity
and send us clients.
With God's help.
It's on us.
There you go. Have a good day.
I was at the bank today.
They said they won't approve the loan.
What do you mean they won't approve it?
We are the Armoza Delicatessen.
Whenever your father would ask for a loan,
they would give him whatever he wanted.
They won't approve it
because we're still paying for the loan
that we've already taken.
I mean… that I took.
What are you talking about, Gavriel?
I recently took a loan
to buy an automobile.
To buy an automobile?
I had no way of knowing
our sales would drop like this.
Without telling me? Without asking me?
I am 34 years old.
I can do things without asking my mother.
I have a wife, two daughters.
Two daughters? Really?
There you go.
Your mother is here to remind you.
Cancel the automobile.
It's on a ship, on its way from America.
I've already paid for it.
You paid for nothing, Gavriel.
The bank paid.
We're making lousy sales at the store,
lowering prices,
and you go and buy an automobile?
She's sick.
She has a mom. It's her job.
Chicken again?
What's wrong with chicken?
Nothing's wrong, but…
Her cough hasn't stopped yet?
It's gotten worse.
Maybe it's the grippe.
Chicken soup is good for the grippe.
I thought maybe we'd call Dr. Sabo.
You don't call a doctor for a cough.
Take her outta here, so she doesn't…
She doesn't what?
She's coughing, spreading germs.
Do you want us all to be sick?
Where did you get Martinique chocolate?
-You wouldn't believe me.
-Try me.
I bought it from Mordoch.
Come on,
seriously, where's it from?
I knew you wouldn't believe me.
-Mordoch? Mordoch the Kurd?
-Do you know any other Mordoch?
I know only one,
and I curse the day I met him.
Where did you see him?
He's going around town,
pushing a stall full of goods.
Where did he get Martinique?
You can only get it from Lebanon,
and the border's closed.
Where did you get that?
-Where is that bandito at?
-Who?
He's pushing his stall around on wheels,
never at the same spot.
-Who are we talking about?
-Not only Martinique.
He has all sorts of delicacies
from Lebanon.
Things I'd forgotten about.
Look, tomorrow,
don't come here straight away.
Wander around, ask questions.
Find out where he's standing
with his stall.
Whose stall, Gavriel?
Huh?
Thank you, ma'am. Have a great day.
Did you find him?
Yes.
Two hundred yards from here.
People are standing in line.
Arak Zachlawi.
Pistachios from Haleb.
Almonds from Tripoli.
Martinique chocolates!
Where did he get it from?
He's a son of a bitch.
Good job, Matzliach.
Good job.
Delicacies! Delicacies!
Chocolates from France!
Chai from Sri Lanka!
Delicacies!
Halva from Turkey!
Delicacies! Delicacies!
Delicacies!
Halva from Turkey! Delicacies! Delicacies!
Yes, sir, how may I help you?
Eight years.
I've had that waiting for you
for eight years, Mordoch.
And I have a few more.
You know what, Gavriel?
Punch me as much as you like,
even though I'm guilty of nothing.
You took money from me
to build a halva factory.
You said we'd be partners.
I walked all the way to Jericho
with my mother.
There was no halva,
no money, and no Mordoch.
Huh? You just disappeared.
Where were you, Mordoch?
I was robbed on the way to Jericho.
I was going there with your money
to pay the workers.
Bedouins robbed me. They took everything.
They almost slaughtered me.
To this day,
I don't know how I managed to escape.
Why didn't you come tell me then? Hmm?
Would you have believed me?
No.
I don't believe you now either.
Gavriel,
you and I know how hard it is
to bring delicacies from Lebanon.
Tell you what.
Take the merchandise,
and pay me only after you sell it.
Only after, all right?
Here. Taste it.
Taste it. It's all original merchandise.
From Beirut, from Tripoli,
from Nabatieh, from Jounieh.
Well?
Awad!
Are you making fun of me?
Are you making fun of me?
Come here!
Come here!
There you go.
How'd you get all these goods
from Lebanon?
The border's closed.
It's all Lebanese goods,
but it comes through Turkey,
so it's all legal.
Go on!
Go on!
Go ahead.
Go ahead.
And the beating
you deserve, Mordoch…
you'll get it, trust me.
Go with him! Move it!
Go with him. Go on. Move it!
Delicacies!
Delicacies! Delicacies!
Chocolates from France!
Delicacies! Delicacies!
Mr. Zacks is selling the store.
The dress shop where you work?
Yes.
So you won't have a job?
I will. The owner will change,
but the shop will stay open.
Then it's all right.
Guess who the new owner is.
-No idea.
-He's very wealthy.
Rothschild.
Not that wealthy.
No idea.
Ben Shabat.
-Ben Shabat, the one whose son…
-Yes.
The father is buying the son
the shop as a gift.
It's because of you.
He wants to be closer to you.
I've never been given as a gift.
He's paying a lot of money for it.
-What happened with that guy?
-The son or the father?
Luna, stop. I'm not kidding.
Nothing. We went once to the kiosk.
We drank.
You didn't tell me that.
Well, you didn't ask.
We went there only
because I thought that you'd show up.
And I wanted to annoy you.
It would have, right?
You're jealous.
You are. I can tell.
I'm gonna beat the shit out of him.
Really? You would hit someone for me?
I'll break his teeth and his face.
Then you love me.
Luna, when a guy hits someone over a girl,
it's not a question of love.
He fights for his honor.
Is it so hard for you to say you love me?
I do love you.
I'm tired of hiding.
As if we're doing something
that's forbidden.
But we are doing something
that's forbidden.
If we got married, would it be allowed?
Yes.
Do you want to?
What, get married?
Yes.
I feel like at home I'm…
I'm suffocating.
I'm dying to leave.
Do you want to?
Are you afraid of your mother?
I'm not afraid of my mother.
I love her.
And I respect her.
After what happened to Matilda,
I'm the only thing she has left.
But I hate your family.
Especially your mother.
You're not marrying my mother.
You're marrying me.
Talk to her.
David, promise me you'll talk to her.
Promise.
Okay.
Hey, when does Ben Shabat
start taking over the shop?
If you talk to your mother soon,
maybe we can get married
before that happens.
-Give me one basket.
-No need, Ima. It's not heavy.
Let's sit down.
You say it's not heavy,
but you want to sit down.
Ima, I need to talk to you.
About Luna.
There's nothing to say about Luna.
Then I'll talk, and you listen.
-Luna and I--
-Don't you tell me "Luna and I."
There's no such thing as "Luna and I."
You hear what I'm saying?
You are David Franco.
You're my son.
I've given you everything
I could in this life,
and I've only asked for one thing.
That you stay away from Luna Armoza.
What did she do to you?
Why do you hate her so much?
When a man takes a woman,
she comes with her whole family.
And your sister's blood
is on that family's hands forever.
That family is a curse, all right?!
I went through years of pain
because of them.
So if you don't want
to shorten your mother's life,
never say "Luna and I" to me.
I forbid you.
Luna!
Luna!
-You're making me late for school!
-What happened?
I've got it!
-What?
-I know what you can tell Mr. Zacks.
-What? Tell me.
-Wait. I need to breathe.
-Breathe later.
-Okay.
Remember at the kiosk,
what Yehoram said
about his father's business?
-Of course not. You were so drunk--
-What did he say?
He said that his father was moving
all of his business to South America.
From there, he could sell steel
to countries fighting in Europe.
-So?
-So?
-He sells to Italians as well.
-So?
And the Italians
are allied with the Germans.
And?
If Mr. Zacks hears of this, then…
He'll never sell the store to Ben Shabat.
Thanks. You're not just a pretty face.
Thanks, Rachelika.
The Italians trade with Ben Shabat?
Who told you that?
Yehoram. Ben Shabat's son.
And I was thinking
of selling the shop to that bastard.
Thanks, Luna, for telling me.
I'd have never forgiven myself. No. Never.
Awad!
Awad!
Awad's bringing a cart
to take the goods to the delicatessen.
What I don't understand, Mordoch, is how.
How do you sell your goods so cheap?
When something's cheap,
a merchant buys it. He doesn't ask.
Come quickly! Move it!
Come quickly! Move it!
Put these boxes on the cart.
Take the boxes and put them in the cart.
Delicacies! Delicacies!
Chocolates from France!
Delicacies! Delicacies!
Gavriel, taste.
Don't make me laugh. Carry on.
Delicacies! Delicacies!
Halva from Turkey!
Chai from Sri Lanka! Delicatesa!
This merchandise is enough
for three months, according to Mordoch.
They brought four carts.
Did you count it very carefully
before paying,
so he doesn't cheat you with the goods?
I counted the pistachios one by one.
Look, Zachlawi, halva, Martinique.
Whatever kind of pistachios you like.
Almonds, Turkish delight.
Coffee from Turkey, Syria, Ethiopia.
They sell everything in Lebanon.
What can I say?
Maybe Mordoch is atoning after all.
Excuse me, who is Armoza?
-Me.
-Are you the owner?
-Yes, who are you?
-I'm from Customs.
This is all merchandise from Lebanon.
Yes.
Where did you get all these goods?
-From Mordoch.
-And who's that?
He's a merchant.
He, uh…
wanders around,
selling on the streets, you know?
And those are the goods that you sell
at the famous Armoza Delicatessen?
Goods from the street?
Do you have more of this merchandise?
Yes. In my storeroom.
Do you have a bill of sale,
customs receipts, proof of purchase?
Of course.
Here. What, uh…
Here.
There you go.
This is forged, sir.
-What do you mean, "forged"?
-Listen, there's a cart outside.
Load it with all the goods from in here
and the goods in the warehouse.
What do you mean?
And who is the lady?
I'm his mother.
So if you don't want your son
to end up in jail this evening,
do as I say, without delay.
What are you waiting for?
-Where will you take the goods?
-To the Customs' warehouses.
When will you give them back?
Who said we would give them back?
The judge will decide.
What judge?
What's that, Gavriel?
This is a summons to court.
All right.
Have a good day.
You fool!
-Where is he?
-Who?
-Where is he?
-Who?
Who, who?
The person who used to sell here!
"Who?" "Who?"
The person who used to sell here!
I don't know. He didn't come today.
Maybe he's somewhere else.
I don't know. He didn't come today.
Maybe he's somewhere else.
-You don't know where?
-No.
-You don't know where?
-No.
Are you crazy?
Are you crazy?
You wanted to talk to us, Gavriel?
Yes, yes.
Yeah, look…
The judge not only confiscated my goods,
he also gave me a huge fine.
-You don't wanna know how much.
-I hope that Mordoch burns in hell.
Even if he does, that won't help.
The wealthy customers,
who used to buy the delicacies
from Lebanon,
they're no longer coming.
Those who do come…
are looking for eggs, flour, sugar.
We have to explain
that we're a delicatessen,
not a food store.
Well, that's it.
We're gonna start being a food store too.
And we'll do…
what the Americans call a "sale."
Wine, we'll sell three bottles
for the price of two,
as long as we increase our cash flow.
And Mercada, she knows?
Who do you think told me to do all this?
She also told me
to tell you something else.
Look…
for a long time,
I haven't paid myself any salary.
What did Mercada tell you, Gavriel?
She told me that…
We don't need to have…
Uh-uh, listen…
Uh, I-- I don't have money
to pay the both of you.
Uh, I mean, guys,
I remember you working in this shop
since I was a child,
when my dad was still the owner.
Which one of us did she tell you to fire?
She didn't.
She said I had to decide.
I have an idea.
How about we both keep our jobs…
…and you can pay us,
say, one salary for two?
Fifty-fifty.
Well… Yes.
Yes, that's good, if…
if it's all right with you.
Thanks.
Thanks. Thanks.
ARE THE NAZIS PLOTTING
TO EXTERMINATE ALL THE JEWS OF EUROPE?
ARE THE NAZIS PLANNING
TO ELIMINATE ALL OF EUROPE'S JEWS?
Mr. Zacks.
Mr. Zacks?
Mr. Zacks?
Sorry. I wasn't…
They're asking.
-They're still asking.
-What?
They're asking, the newspaper is asking,
whether we're going to be destroyed
in Europe.
How many people have to die
before we understand that,
yes, they're burning all the Jews?
People don't read newspapers
because they don't want to know.
Those who have radios don't…
They listen to music and…
It's important young people know
what's going on.
-Excuse me for babbling on and on.
-Oh, you're not. I'd like to hear more.
This is David, my boyfriend.
I came to this country 20 years ago.
Back then, my family
and I still had it good in Berlin.
But then,
I guess I caught the Zionist bug.
My mother wanted me to get married
and have a family over there, but…
I got on a boat and came to this country.
Sometimes…
you can see better
when you get some perspective.
After Hitler,
damn him, became the German chancellor,
and started saying unspeakable things
about Jews,
I wrote to them and I told them
to come over here, but they…
This photo is 20 years old.
Shortly before leaving Germany.
Here, this is me.
My father and mother.
My older sister, and my younger sister.
After the war began,
they wanted to come here, but…
to my dismay…
the Nazis, damn them all,
wouldn't allow it.
Until recently, they would write
about how hard it's getting.
But this last year…
nothing at all.
You haven't heard from them?
This week, I received a letter
from a neighbor of ours, a Gentile.
He said they had been taken to Poland.
What the Nazis
do not dare do to Jews in Germany,
they do to them in Poland.
They took them to the camps.
There are plenty of them.
I don't even know…
whether to say Kaddish for my family.
Whether to sit shiva.
People here don't understand
what's happening to our brothers there.
They're being burned.
And over here, we are…
living, eating, drinking.
And nobody's doing anything.
I had a feeling that today
was going to be my lucky day.
I look for you here every day.
Yehoram Ben Shabat.
Don't you have a name?
May I ask Luna to dance,
if that's okay with you?
You should ask me, shouldn't you?
-Luna?
-You're speaking to my fiancée, you know?
-Mazel tov!
-Yehoram, get out of here.
Did you hear her?
I think you should calm your fiancé.
No, I don't think so.
I wish you a pleasant evening.
Oh.I'll say it again.
I wish you a pleasant evening.
David, forget him.
Luna…
I still haven't given up on you.
Your check has been paid.
Did you speak to your mother?
Mm-mm.
-Did you?
-What?
Your Ima doesn't want us
to be together either.
-She might also--
-David, I don't ask my mother.
You keep putting it off.
You keep avoiding it.
We decided we're getting married,
and you should talk to her.
What's that?
Read it.
Why are you showing me this now?
Are you thinking of going?
For quite a while now.
Yes.
But you never told me.
Because I wasn't sure.
I only knew from the radio
and the newspapers.
Until I heard Mr. Zacks.
And so now you're sure?
Yes. I've decided.
What does your mother say about it?
She doesn't know yet.
You're the first one I'm telling.
-Maybe I won't tell her, I'll just--
-How does this fit with our plans, David?
All the men my age
are in the Haganah or the Etzel.
Or Itamar, the love of your life.
-Who gave his life for what he--
-That's not why I loved him, you know.
We'll get married.
We'll have children.
They'll grow up and ask
what their father was--
So join the Haganah.
The Haganah men also go to Europe.
So you'll stay here with me.
The immigrants, they need help.
-I want to kill Nazis.
-Help the Jews against Arabs.
I want to kill Nazis.
A lot, as many as I can.
And after the war, we'll get married.
Let's get married now.
I'll go there with you.
JOIN THE ARMY. WE HAVE A COMMON ENEMY!
JOIN THE ARMY. WE HAVE A COMMON ENEMY!
DO YOUR PART IN THE WAR
AGAINST THE NAZI ENEMY
DO YOUR PART IN THE WAR
AGAINST THE NAZI ENEMY