Notes from the Frontier is a non-fiction book by American author Hugh Nissenson describing life on a kibbutz in northern Israel, published in 1968. The book documents the time Nissenson and his wife Marilyn spent on kibbutz Ma'ayan Baruch in the summers of 1965 and 1967.[1]
Author | Hugh Nissenson |
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Language | English |
Published | 1968 |
Publication place | United States |
Pages | 215 |
Summary
editThe book is a first-person account of Nissenson's experiences living on the kibbutz, structured around the stories of several of its members:
- Shlomo Wolfe, the kibbutz's electrician and officer in the IDF reserves.
- Shlomo's wife Aliza, whose parents were killed in the Holocaust.
- Aaron Stern, an immigrant from South Africa.
References
edit- ^ Hugh Nissenson (1968). Notes from the Frontier. Dial Press.