The Birth of Navas, the Birth of a Newborn

The baby was the result of a brief affair with a man not interested in fatherhood. Cohen's spirits frightened at this turn of events. There was room for him here, more than he had expected. Soon Navas' mother arrived in a turban and flowing skirts,. on the phone with her rabbi from whom she wanted a blessing. She tied a red string around the baby's tiny wrist, muttering spells.