SCOTTSDALE — A Scottsdale barber shop owner is relieved now that his mother is back home in the U.S. after she was stuck in Israel while war rages on.Rafiel’s hands are now a little steadier as he styles and shaves his clients at the European Barbershop in Scottsdale, after a diligent effort to bring his 73-year-old mother home from visiting family in war-torn Israel.
Her son Rafiel said this homecoming involved the work of local lawmakers, well-connected customers and continuous checking for available flights at an Istanbul airport.”My sister said, ‘Don’t worry, we knew you were going to live to be over 100,’” he said.