Through her granddaughter's eyes, the film tells the story of Michal Rechter, who left her family in Poland at age 14 and traveled to Mandatory Palestine, on the eve of the Second World War.

In the mid-1930, amidst fears of Hitler's treatment of the Jews in Germany, 14-year old Michla (later Michal) Rechter leaves her family, and travels to British Mandatory Palestine – as part of the Zionist movement to create the State of Israel.

She is fated never to see her family again, as they fall victim to the Nazi Genocide when their town is conquered with the advent of World War II.

Ayala Sharot interviews her grandmother about her childhood in Poland, the antisemitism she experienced, the journey to the Land of Israel and her integration there, as well as the effects of losing her family, and surviving them.

Rechter, 92 years old at the time of the interview, shows and reads essays she wrote as a child in Poland, in perfect Hebrew, describing Israel and a magical and desired place, which she contrasts with the grim reality of her life in Poland; describing Hitler as a dog; and providing other glimpses into her life as a schoolgirl.

"[12] In the Jerusalem Post, Barry Davis commends the "unique fusion of animation and live action to relate Rechter’s story which touches both on the emotional side and the historical facts", and notes the contrast between Rechter's unemotional and largely dispassionate retelling of her experiences, and Sharot's emotional rendition of the story.