The chapter explores the aftermath of a traumatic event in Kabut's community, where members are grappling with the choice of staying united or disbanding after a devastating attack. It showcases the internal conflicts and contrasting perspectives within the community regarding rebuilding, communal living based on socialist principles, and the challenges faced by families adjusting to disrupted lifestyles.
Your mother and I have something we want to talk with you about.
- Prologue: A family sits down to discuss one thing. But then the true purpose of the meeting emerges. (9 ½ minutes)
- Act One: For one kibbutz-dwelling family in Israel, the decision of where to land after the October 7th attacks goes back and forth… and back… and forth. (28 minutes)
- Act One: For one kibbutz-dwelling family in Israel, the decision of where to land after the October 7th attacks goes back and forth… and back… and forth. (28 minutes)
- Act Two: An excerpt from “Belles Lettres," a short story by Nafissa Thompson-Spires from her book Heads of the Colored People, performed by actors Erika Alexander and Eisa Davis with a cameo from our colleague Alvin Melathe. (14 minutes)
Transcripts are available at thisamericanlife.org