To Walk on Foot (PDF)

About the book "Lalechet Baregel"

This book is about the real Israel.

Not the touristy, glamorous, or political one.

But about the Israel that an ordinary person sees when they find themselves here at 16 – without language, without support, without understanding the new rules.

It's an inside look – honest, sometimes painful, sometimes funny, but always vivid.

The book is based on the author's personal experience: moving from Ukraine to Israel, life between "there" and "here,"

the language that first hurts but then becomes one's own, school, army, work, business, family, the pain of first disappointments and first victories, attempts to understand – where are you: at home, on the way, or in between.

Book Themes

• repatriation as an internal process
• the search for home and belonging
• Israeli reality without embellishment
• parents, children, generations
• downsides, survival, flexibility
• personal traumas and growth

Style

A simple, lively, frank text – without pathos, without slogans, and without attempting to "teach."

The book doesn't explain how to live correctly.

It merely shows how it was.

Who is this book for

For those who lived or are living between countries.

For those who moved, lost, and started anew.

For those who seek not advice, but recognition.

For those who value the quiet of an honest conversation.

Technical information:

• Author: Elena Koren Stern
• Year of publication: 2026
• Genre: Autobiographical prose / Personal experience
• Format: E-book (PDF)
• Volume: 91 pages
• Language: Russian