Rachel Koriat was raised by her parents, Pnina (née Volanov) and Shmuel Tzvieli-Toretzky on Kibbutz Tirat Zvi in the Beit She’an Valley. From 1962 to 1964, she served as an education officer in the Nahal Brigade of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). After completing her military service, she left the kibbutz and began her long journey in education and teaching. She received a BA (with honors) in Hebrew language, Hebrew literature, and political science from the University of Haifa, and an MA (with honors) from Tel Aviv University. Her master’s thesis on Dr. Rudolphina Menzel is the basis for her article in this book. She has held roles in teaching, education, management, and teacher training in various educational frameworks, and she is married to Moshe Koriat, with whom she shares four children and six grandchildren.