In 1948, a war broke out that would result in Israeli independence and the erasure of Arab Palestine. Over twenty months, thousands of Jews and Arabs came from all over the world to join those already on the ground to fight in the ranks of the Israel Defense Forces and the Arab …
"This is the story of one young Jewish family, David and Sylvia, and their daughter Ruth, told through letterrs exchanged between David at war and Sylvia in England. A treasure trove of 700 unique letters depicts the everyday struggle of young lovers surviving apart as war wore …
In this moving memoir, Goldstein recounts his life before, during, and after World War II. He tries to put his time in captivity behind him, but a surprising twist of fate draws him back to Belgium, to the site of his capture, and full circle back to his miraculous survival.
In this moving memoir, Goldstein recounts his life before, during, and after World War II. He tries to put his time in captivity behind him, but a surprising twist of fate draws him back to Belgium, to the site of his capture, and full circle back to his miraculous survival.
Examines preservice study programs offered to Orthodox Jews, which serve as mediating structures between the demands of religious Zionism and the demands of the Israel Defense Forces without encouraging the students to disobey military orders in preference to commands of their r…
Examines preservice study programs offered to Orthodox Jews, which serve as mediating structures between the demands of religious Zionism and the demands of the Israel Defense Forces without encouraging the students to disobey military orders in preference to commands of their r…
Jews and the Military is the first comprehensive and comparative look at Jews' involvement in the military and their attitudes toward war from the 1600s until the creation of the state of Israel in 1948. Derek Penslar shows that although Jews have often been described as people …
