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Zion legacy volume 1
Language
English
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The inhabitants of Jerusalem brace for the violence that will follow the departure of the British in 1948.
2) O Jerusalem
Author
Language
English
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Description
At the center of this massive and brilliant book is the most universal of man's cities: Jerusalem, the mystic heart of three great religions, condemned to pay for the passions it inspires by being, through forty centuries, the most bitterly disputed site in the world. Collins and Lapierre's story is the fruit of five years of intensive research and many thousands of interviews. It is the epic drama of 1948, in which the Arabs and the Jews, heirs to...
Author
Series
Zion chronicles volume 5
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 23
Lexile measure
820L
Language
English
Description
Moshe struggles to keep the Old City of Jerusalem supplied with food in 1948, in the midst of full-scale fighting between the Arabs and the Jews.
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Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"The gripping story of how an all-volunteer air force helped defeat five Arab nations and protect the fledgling Jewish state. The saga of the volunteer airmen in Israel's war of independence stands as one of the most stirring--and untold--war stories of the past century"--
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English
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"It has been the home to priests and prostitutes, poets and spies. It has been the stage for an improbable flirtation between an Israeli girl and a Palestinian boy living on opposite sides of the barbed wire that separated enemy nations. It has even been the scene of an unsolved international murder. This one-time shepherd's path between Jerusalem and Bethlehem has been a dividing line for decades. Arab families called it "al Mantiqa Haram." Jewish...
Author
Series
Zion legacy volume 2
Pub. Date
2000.
Language
English
Description
Offers a fictionalized account of the events that occurred during the first days of the new State of Israel.
Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Set in Jaffa in 1947-51, this fable-like novel is a heartbreaking tale of young love during the beginning of the destruction of Palestine and displacement of its people. At times darkly humorous and ironic but also profoundly moving, this novel based on a true story follows the lives of a 15 year old engineer, Subhi, and the 13 year old girl, Shams, he hopes one day to marry. It brings Jaffa vividly to life as a beautiful city by the sea where Jews,...
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English
Description
Part fact, part fiction, Cast a Giant Shadow powerfully dramatizes Israel's heroic 1947-48 struggle for independence. Both realistic war story and passionate romance, the film centers on the legendary David "Mickey" Marcus. Jewish-American general Marcus is called to the new state of Israel to build an army capable of withstanding its Arab foes.
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