Current sectionJewish WorldFoodShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeDavid Ivry in the sheep pen on Azaria. "There wasn't any grand vision of a dairy. It was mainly a question of how to survive another month." Credit: Tomer AppelbaumBehind one of Israel's veteran boutique dairies lies the story of immigrants from Kurdistan, selling cheese for survival and a matriarch who refused to take no for an answerMor Daniel02:27 PM • June 18 2026 IDT"Have you got some Iraqi jibneh?" one customer in the Or Yehuda market asked Eliyahu and Shula Ivry, who were standing next to their car with the meagre goods from their fledgling farm in Moshav Azaria. Eliyahu began to mumble hesitatingly, but a firm jab of the elbow from Shula made it clear who was in charge: "There is nothing we can't do," Shula said. Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Israel agricultureIsrael foodKurdistanHistoryCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesU.S.-Iran DealIsrael ElectionsGaza Cease-fireJD VancePayoneerHaQuizHaaretz PodcastPoll: Eisenkot Continues to Outpace Bennet-Lapid Party as Netanyahu's Likud TopsIsrael Cuts Ties With EU Policy Chief Kallas Over Reported Apartheid ComparisonBen-Gvir to Attend UN Conference After U.S. Visit Canceled Over Visa IssuesInstead of Realistic Discussion on Iran Deal, Opposition Peddles Magic SolutionWhat Directive Prevents Raising Palestinian Flag? The Investigator Had No AnswerRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIHumiliated by Trump on the Iran Front, Netanyahu May Set the Middle East Ablaze'Once-in-a-lifetime Discovery': 1,700-year-old Roman Busts Found in IsraelTrump and Netanyahu Hurtling Toward a Rupture That Could Shock U.S.-Israel TiesWhy Does the Jewish State Keep Deporting Diaspora Jews?Fork Found in Kitchen: Israelis Have Discovered the OccupationThe Fake Gaza Charity Linked to the Anti-left Disinformation Campaign in France