Path of the Orange Peels: Adventures in the Early Days of Tel Aviv

by Nahum Gutman

During World War I as the British and Turks struggle for control of Palestine, a Jewish youth becomes unwittingly involved in a dangerous and important mission.

140 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1958

About the author

Nahum Gutman was an Israeli painter, sculptor, and author.

Nachum Gutman was born in Teleneşti, Bessarabia Governorate, then a part of the Russian Empire (now in the Republic of Moldova). He was the fourth child of Sim[c]ha Alter and Rivka Gutman. His father was a Hebrew writer and educator who wrote under the pen name S. Ben Zion. In 1903, the family moved to Odessa, and two years later, to Ottoman Palestine. In 1908, Gutman attended the Herzliya Gymnasium in what would later become Tel Aviv. In 1912, he studied at the Bezalel School in Jerusalem. In 1920–26, he studied art in Vienna, Berlin and Paris.

Gutman was married to Dora, with whom he had a son.

Reviews

[Adam Wattenberg]

ספר לא קונבנציונלי במבנה שלו, אבל בהחלט מחזיר אחורה לתקופה של תל אביב כעיר צעירה והישוב היהודי השברירי במלחמת העולם הראשונה. זווית מעניינת.