Yossi came out at 28 and vowed never to live a lie again; now he and Eli are raising twins, managing on one income and confronting the challenges of gay family life outside Tel Aviv while pursuing a mission to bring affordable culture to Israel’s peripheryAssi Haim|What do they do about their overdraft, how much do they pay for their home and what dream did they fulfill amid the war? People from across Israel speak candidly about everyday life before and during the war. This time: the Wolf-Hasbani family of Rishon LeZion.Pictured: Yossi, 44, Eli, 41, and their twins, Niver and Yonatan, 20 months old.GalleryThe Wolf-Hasbani family (Photo: Assi Haim)The apartment: A five-room apartment on the 19th floor of a residential tower in Rishon LeZion. It was purchased for NIS 3.5 million.Eli: “Today, it’s worth twice as much.”Yossi: “We could afford it because each of us owned an apartment and we sold them. I bought mine in Holon when I was 27, and Eli has never rented in his life. He bought an apartment at 25. We didn’t want to use a real estate agent, and we knew someone in the building was selling, so we knocked on doors. The owner’s mother answered. Even though the apartment had not been listed, she wanted to sell it. The balcony is 100 square meters, and from here you can see all of Tel Aviv, the sea and as far as the Jerusalem hills.”How did you meet?
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Yossi came out at 28 and vowed never to live a lie again; now he and Eli are raising twins, managing on one income and confronting the challenges of gay family life outside Tel Aviv while pursuing a mission to bring affordable culture to Israel’s periphery






