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Title: O Jerusalem!: Day by Day and Minute by Minute, the Historic Struggle for Jerusalem and the Birth of Israel by Larry Collins, Dominique Lapierre, Theodore Bikel ISBN: 1-59007-296-0 Publisher: New Millennium Audio Pub. Date: March, 2003 Format: Audio Cassette Volumes: 16 List Price(USD): $55.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.75 (16 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: A PERFECT PAIRING OF VOICE AND NARRATIVE
Comment: A perfect pairing of voice and narrative is found in this dramatic recounting of the 1948 battle between the Arabs and the Jews for possession of the city of Jerusalem. It is the story of the birth of Israel as meticulously researched by the authors.
History comes to vivid life as we hear of the years between World War II and the creation of an independent state - Israel. We are reminded that this area was sacred to both sides, and we hear Ben Gurion and Golda Meir as well as Arab chiefs and soldiers who felt just as passionately that their cause was just.
Theodore Bikel, probably best remembered for his long running role as Tevya in "Fiddler On The Roof" offers an incomparable reading. Vienna born Bikel was 13-years-old when his family moved to Palestine. An inquisitive and intelligent young man he was to master Hebrew, Yiddish, German, and English.
Early on he joined the Habimah Theatre, and later was a co-founder of the Israeli Chamber Theatre. He became interested in folk music and the guitar at approximately the same time that he studied at London's Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.
All of this study and work was prelude to a multi faceted career - as musician, actor, and author. His awards are many, including an Emmy.
Bikel's reading of "O Jerusalem!" merits another statue on his mantel.
- Gail Cooke
Rating: 5
Summary: the truth behind the conflict
Comment: For anyone interested in Arab-Isreali conflict or in the problems facing the modern middle east. THis brilliant study focuses on the battle for Jerusalum in 1948-49 between the Jews and the Arabs. it documents the many varied players, many of whom went on to greatness in the coming decades.
It is also an unbiased account of the conflict and will lend much information to those that feel the Palistinians were 'Brutalized' by the powerful Isrealis and forced from their ancient land that they had occupied 'since time immemorial'.
reads quickly, and is hard to put down.
Rating: 5
Summary: An essential primer on the founding of Israel
Comment: This book provides a detailed examination of the events surrounding the foundation of the state of Israel in 1948. The story is told through the technique of alternating viewpoints from the the Arab and Jewish sides. The major players in this historical drama are made to breath because their characters are written about with the style of a great historical novel.
Absolutely essential reading for an understanding of the foundations of the current situation in the region.
The book shows two peoples who are both captive to historical and political forces that set them on a path toward beligerence with each other that seems today to have no end in sight.
Both bravery and brutality is displayed by each side as the struggle for control of Jerusalem develops.
What is especially disturbing is the inevitability of the conflict that was accepted by both sides from the very beginning. Reading this book now with the events of each day in the news sounding incredibly similar to those that took place in 1948 gives this history remarkable relevance and enabled me to synthesize what is occurring today into a broader historical context.
The book is well researched and documented and written in a brisk style that makes it difficult to put down. Highly recommended for a deeper understanding of a troubled region of the world.
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Title: Freedom at Midnight by Larry Collins, Dominique Lapierre ISBN: 0006388515 Publisher: Acacia Press, Inc. Pub. Date: 1997 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
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Title: Is Paris Burning? by Larry Collins, Dominique Lapierre, Dominique La Pierre ISBN: 0785812466 Publisher: Castle Pub. Date: May, 2000 List Price(USD): $9.99 |
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Title: Exodus by Leon Uris ISBN: 0553258478 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 01 October, 1983 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: City of Joy by Dominique Lapierre ISBN: 0446355569 Publisher: Warner Books Pub. Date: 07 May, 1990 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: The Road to Armageddon by Larry Collins ISBN: 193240709X Publisher: New Millenium Pr Pub. Date: November, 2003 List Price(USD): $27.95 |
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