Ruhama and David Yona Shaul were married in the city of Amara in Iraq in 1944. Their children Shabtai, Aliza, and Zamira were born in Iraq, while Farkhiya, Haviva, Carmela, and Zion were born in Israel.
The family immigrated to Israel in 1950, arriving first at the transit camp (ma’abara) in Binyamina. After three months, they were sent to the moshav Patish in the northern Negev. Two months later, due to security tensions, the family left Patish, moved to Jerusalem, and settled in the Musrara neighborhood, on HaNevi’im Street.

In 1954, the Shaul family left Musrara, as stray fire from Jordanian snipers in East Jerusalem threatened the neighborhood’s residents. They moved to the Talpiot neighborhood, following the “Public Housing” program initiated by then Minister of Housing Golda Meir, which enabled them to purchase an apartment in a safer area.
In 1963, they returned to live in the neighborhood, on HaHoma HaShlishit Street, and in 1969 they moved to Beit HaKerem.