Love in the Bomb Shelter

(JNS) - As one enters the iconic Dizengoff Center shopping mall in Tel Aviv, it is hard to imagine that deep below, on parking level minus four, a city of its own has taken root.

Three weeks into the war with Iran, Israelis in Tel Aviv have grown weary of repeatedly moving between their apartments and building shelters-or, for some, public protected spaces several streets away.

On level minus four, tents have been erected and shared spaces assembled from garden chairs, colorful blankets and children's drawings. The background noise of children playing and dogs barking is covered by music. The...