"It's like Christmas," Magda tells her family, gathered for a moment in their new Bloomfield home. Members are (clockwise from Magda): Rafael, Jr., Gaston, Rafael, Sr., Cira, and nephew Hernando. Presbyterians in Cuba, the Galis-Menendezes found waiting for them a completely furnished house (down to needle and thread), a Spanish meal on the table, and interview appointments for the father with nearby firms. Children, used to cramped Miami quarters, were impressed by roomy house and yard. [Presbyterian Life, June 1, 1962].
