Last week, Olivia and I met with Elza Habif, owner and founder of Habif Jewelry located in Downtown Miami.
An extraordinary woman with great drive and passion for what she does. Soon enough, our class website www.millenniumbeat.com will be up and running. Our print story chronicled her struggles through poverty after deciding to leave Castro-ridden Cuba.
A year before she left, she lived in the same building as Castro, how many people can say that? She said it was terrifying getting into the elevator every morning and passing by Castro’s heavily armed force of body guards. I can’t even imagine.
Olivia and I are currently brainstorming ideas for our next few MDG stories. I really would like to focus on Goal 8-Developing a global partnership for development. Israel and Cuba have had awkward relations since Castro’s takeover of the government.
Jubans are in an awkward position because most of them love Cuba and Israel with all their heart. Castro has not, nor will he recognize Israel as a nation, but Cuban-Jews are caught up on both sides. I am really interested in searching for personal reflection on the effects of this constant struggle.
