GROWING UP BELOW SEA LEVEL: A KIBBUTZ CHILDHOOD (IN-PERSON)

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Author Rachel Biale will share stories from her memoir about growing up on a kibbutz in Israel in the 1950s and 60s—a time when children spent from birth on in a Children’s House. While Rachel's parents soon realized that no community can live up to its utopian ideals, Rachel's kibbutz youth was a robust and empowering one. Biale’s lively and engaging storytelling offers a window into the kibbutz experience.

After growing up in Israel, Ms. Biale came to the US in the 1970s, obtaining degrees from UCLA and Yeshiva University. She has worked as a family and child therapist, a parenting counselor, in adult Jewish education programs and community organizing. She has written prolifically for adults and children, including an acclaimed book on women and Jewish law.

Books are for sale at the event courtesy of Towne Center Books. Questions? Contact Liz Sufit (liz.sufit@bethemek.org).

You may also order Growing up below Sea Level: A Kibbutz Childhood by Rachel Biale at:

• Rakestraw Books in Danville,  https://www.rakestrawbooks.com/book/9781942134633

• Orinda Books, https://www.orindabooks.com/book/9781942134633

• Mrs. Dalloway's, https://www.mrsdalloways.com/book/9781942134633

• Your preferred local bookstore or online retailer

Sponsor: Cong. Beth Emek. Co-sponsor: Contra Costa JCC.