He Walked through the Fields

Moshe Shamir

1948

Scene 16. In the Laundry

Ruthka [checks the pile of clothes lying on the table]:

You’ve given him enough clothes to last him for a year.

Gita:

When one of our members goes away for a while, I don’t want him to be ashamed of his kibbutz.

Avraham:

I’m only going for a short time—until they are settled on the land. I think their two tractors have arrived…

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Moshe Shamir

1921–2004

Moshe Shamir, born in Safed and educated in Tel Aviv, was an Israeli politician, novelist, playwright, and journalist who popularized the idea of the sabra, the strong, native “new” Israeli. During Israel’s War of Independence, Shamir served in the Palmach. After the Six-Day War, Shamir moved from the left to the right of the Israeli political spectrum. He served in the Knesset from 1977 to 1981. The author of more than fifty books, Shamir received the Israel Prize for Hebrew Literature in 1988.

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