Chapter 50The Fifties gave way to the Sixties. Reuben was our precious child, so naturally we put all our energy into him; all of our expectations and hopes. We told ourselves that we worked hard so we could provide for him. So that he might have a better life. He did well in school and formed several strong friendships. Reuben now had two younger cousins and his aunt and uncle had purchased a home just down the block. Simmy and I purchased four more apartment buildings, so now we owned eight. Rachel left the legal firm to keep our books and we hired a full time superintendent and maintenance man to look after the needs of the buildings. Simmy still did his share however. There was more than enough to do between fixing leaky faucets and wonky furnaces and clearing debris after a storm, mow
