Comments on: Nostalgia Sunday – Asimonim

By: RG

RG — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:51:21 +0000

I found your article after looking for asimon on Ebay. These were very popular in my hebrew school in the United States. Grandma would bring them home after visiting Israel and we would wear them as necklaces. Gave mine away to a girl…buying one 20 years later to replace it.

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By: LB

LB — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 14:10:42 +0000

I remember the switch from asimonim to telecards. Of course, that was back payphones were still rather ubiquitous…

And those cuff links look awesome.

By: Lady-Light

Lady-Light — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 00:43:39 +0000

I remember asimonim…we lived in Israel from 1977-1981, and I remember not ever having enough when I needed them!
I would love to have one now, to wear as a necklace. The asimon alas has gone the way of the “kookoo ve-haSarafan. . . !”

By: Karin Kloosterman

Karin Kloosterman — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 05:30:16 +0000

You sound like Garp!