An informative memoir of kibbutz life that reveal a piece of Israel's early story that should not be forgotten. "Rachel Biale's fresh and vivid stories of her kibbutz childhood, raised in the biblical landscape of the Jordan River by European-born parents and community who had barely fled the Nazis, are pulsating with love and unblinking insight into the early kibbutz life. I read these stories with amazement and deep personal recognition. Literature is still the best path to grasping the heart Israel, and these stories touch on a pivotal moment in the young country's history, geography, and social dreams."--Fania Oz-Salzberger, daughter of the late Amos Oz