This book is fundamentally the story of immigration and coming of age during the pioneer period of the 20s and 30s, and in young State of Israel. It is lighthearted and laugh out loud funny . I immediately felt like a part of the family. Having lived in Israel, the constant battle with keeping dirt out of the house brought back memories and made me laugh. Shalev takes you though the history of the early Jewish pioneers to Israel in a unique way – through […]
The Real Enemy is the Dirt
My Russian Grandmother and Her American Vacuum Cleaner: a family memoir by Meir Shalev