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This book is in Hebrew: סיפורים של קבלן בניין (Stories of a Building Contractor) by Zigmund (Zigi) Nutkevitch.
Born in Poland in 1939, Zigi is one of the builders of Israel's cities. He laid bricks in the 1960s and went on to build and manage projects for six decades, watching Tel Aviv and the Gush Dan area grow from sand dunes into a large modern metropolis. His stories cover big deals and memorable figures, great achievements and failures, and above all his meetings with ordinary clients looking for a home for life and ready to put their savings into it.
Told with warmth, wit and a sharp eye, in rich and flowing Hebrew, the stories carry the smells, tastes and sounds of their time and show how, underneath it all, we are all human. Hardcover, 222 pages, Gefen, 2020.