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Author
Series
Zion legacy volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
The inhabitants of Jerusalem brace for the violence that will follow the departure of the British in 1948.
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.
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,...
Author
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
During the 1948 War of Independence--a time when pigeons are still used to deliver battlefield messages--a gifted young pigeon handler is mortally wounded. In the moments before his death, he dispatches one last pigeon, carrying his extraordinary gift to the girl he has loved since adolescence. Intertwined with this story is the contemporary tale of Yair Mendelsohn, who has his own legacy from the 1948 war. Yair is a tour guide specializing in bird-watching...
11) True betrayer
Author
Series
Promise of Zion volume 6
Pub. Date
c2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
War breaks out following Israel's 1948 declaration of independence, finding Dov and Emily at Yad Shalom kibbutz helping old friends--and perhaps a new enemy--prepare for the approach of Arab soldiers, as Dov struggles with questions about his faith.
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