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Arab plumbers refuse to charge client after learning she’s a Holocaust survivor
Rosa Meir, 95, of Haifa says gesture by brothers was ‘so moving and uplifting’
Two Arab Israeli plumbers in the northern city of Haifa waived a NIS 1,000 ($285) service fee after learning their client was a 95-year-old Holocaust survivor.
- The Times of Israel
Simon and Salim Matari, who are brothers, were recently called to the home of Rosa Meir to fix a major leak, according to Channel 12.
“When we got there, we saw there was a large blast of water and we started fixing it,” said Simon.
“At some stage, while working, my brother Salim started to talk to Rosa about her life. She told us she’s…