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THE CYMBALISTA SYNAGOGUE AND JEWISH HERITAGE CENTER: Tel Aviv University
by Mario Botta. Color photos of the Center plus B&W "blueprint" drawings of each section. Condition: NEW 2001 Skira/Gingko Press softcover (apx 120 pages), no edition given. Content: Mario Botta has become the world's foremost architect of churches and museums. To a series of great buildings that have been dubbed fortresses of art and culture he has added his first synagogue, a remarkable building that masterfully interprets the fundamentals of the Jewish religion. With the Cymbalista Synagogue and Jewish Heritage Center at Tel Aviv University Mario Botta is considered to have created a breakthrough in synagogue construction. Strikingly modern in style it is unencumbered by reminiscences and tradition, but still succeeds in providing a comforting feeling of protection. Several of its structural elements are symbolic: the two columns at the main entrance are reminiscent of Solomon's Temple, light comes in only from above, and there are no decorations or windows to distract from prayer. Great book for shul libraries. Questions welcome [2 copies available]
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THE HOUSE ON GARIBALDI STREET
by Isser Harel (Former Chief of Israel's Secret Service). Condition: Very good 1976 Bantam paperback ediiton, 5th printing. Gently pre-read book with very pale spine crease and tiny edgewear. Interior is tight & clean with light tanning to page edges. Excellent copy. Content: One of the greatest "detective" stories ever - and it's true. Reviewer: "The kidnapping of Nazi criminal Adolf Eichmann by the Israeli Mossad was one of it's most known coups of the 1960's. Eichnmann was one of Nazi Germany's most notorious war criminals, who was personally responsible for the killing of millions of Jews in occupied Europe. This book brings the story of Isser Harel, Israel's legendary intelligence spymaster who was Head of the Mossad at the time of the operation. Harel's story of this complex action is told in a simple and moving way. The editor Shlomo Shpiro, an Israeli intelligence expert, places in his detailed introduction the operation in its overall historical contex. The new books contains, for the first time, the real names of all Mossad personnel involved, as well as the astounding facts about the involvement of West Germany in this operation. A must reading not only to those interested in the hunt for Nazi criminals but also to everyone interested in real, as opposed to fictional, intelligence work." [1 copy available]
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THE IMAGINARY VOYAGE: With Theodor Herzl in Israel
by Shimon Peres (Nobel Peace Prize Winner). Condition: NEW 2000 Zoland Trade Paperback, first paperback edition, first printing. Perfect. Content: Some of the same qualities for which he has been criticized throughout his long career as a statesman and politician make Peres an enjoyable writer: erudition (and a tendency to show it off), a taste for whimsy and a romantic streak. Peres, co-winner with Yitzak Rabin and Yasir Arafat of the 1994 Nobel Peace Prize, takes the reader on an imaginary journey around present-day Israel with Theodor Herzl (1860-1904), the father of modern Zionism. The imaginary Herzl proves a good foil to whom Peres explains concisely how Israel has evolved in so many ways: from a desert to an agricultural miracle; from an agricultural economy to a high-tech one; from a nation remarkably unified in spirit to one rent by factional discord. As befits a man who was twice prime minister and many times a member of Israel's cabinet, Peres demonstrates pride in what Israel has created and satisfaction in his own rise from Russian immigrant in 1923 to one of the country's elder statesmen. To his credit, however, Peres doesn't rely on a "what-miracles-has-the-state-produced" approach. He expresses, for example, his dismay with the lack of progress in the Israeli- Palestinian peace process since Benjamin Netanyahu and the Likud block defeated Peres's Labor Party in 1996. Part history, part autobiography and part patriotic romance, Peres's idiosyncratic tour of Israel and its history is more loving than it is thorough. But his love is not directed at a Jewish utopia but rather at a real state with all its real-world imperfections and perils. [1 copy available]
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IN THE NAME OF SORROW AND HOPE
by Noa Ben Artzi-Pelossof. B&W photo section. Condition: NEW 1996 Alfred Knopf small hardcover & DJ (in mylar jacket), firt American edition. Content: Although she is only 19, Noa Ben Artzi-Pelossof's memoir covers a wealth of stirring and tragic experience. From the chaotic impact of war to the comfort of her family and community, she writes about her youth in a country torn from within and without, culminating in the assassination of her grandfather, Yitzhak Rabin, Prime Minister of Israel. Questions welcome. [1 copy available]
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ISRAEL, PALESTINE AND PEACE: Essays
by Amos Oz. Translated by Nicholas de Lange. A Helen and Kurt Wolff. Condition: NEW 1995 Harvest original Trade Paperback, first printing. Content: Oz, an essayist and best-selling Israeli novelist, has been a leading campaigner in the Peace Now movement. This collection of essays, speeches, and letters from the period 1976-94 reflects his concern about paths to peace between Israelis and Palestinians. The book contains a collection of 12 pieces stressing the general themes that the Palestinian demand for statehood is a legitimate one and that peace is essential for Israel's survival. Some of the most provocative pieces include "Integrity," a 1985 speech discussing the role of the writer in modern society, and "Hizbollah in a Skullcap," a February 1994 essay about the lessons to be drawn from the 1994 Hebron massacre. Unfortunately, even the essays from 1978 are still relevant - and will be in 3006 unless peace in the area is achieved. Questions welcome. [1 copy available]
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ISRAELI INTERLUDE
by Mora Dickson. B&W drawings by author. Condition: 1966 Rand McNally hardcover & DJ - no edition given. Book plate on flyleaf. Book appears unread - interior clean & tight. DJ has small edgewear and tanning to spine but is enclosed in mylar jacket. Content: This book is a combination travel and sociology study. While traveling in 1960s Israel, Dickson interviewed hundreds of second-generation sabras on a wide range of subjects: founding of Israel, their parent's struggles, immigration, etc. Dated, of course, but still fascinating. [1 copy available]
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ISRAEL'S ARMY (Landpower # 3005)
by Samuel M. Katz. B&W and color photos illustrate. Condition: UNREAD 1990 Presidio Press softcover, first printing. Content: Reviewer: "Samuel Katz is the IDF Guru. He served in the IDF during the War in Lebanon and then left the service to pursue a writing career. His wife is a sabra (native-born Israeli) so he has access to Hebrew research sources, which give him an edge up on many non-Hebrew-speaking IDF researchers. This book is an exceptionally easy look into the difficult-to-research and security-conscious Israeli Defence Force. This book concentrates on the IDF ground forces including chapters on the IDF order of battle, some IDF background history, the Giva'ati brigade, the paratroopers, the Armored branch, the Golani brigade, the Merkhava tank, the Na'ha'l, Israeli officers, the role of females and older rservists, and an appendix on Israeli armament. While I wouldn't necessarily call it an in-depth study of the IDF, I would say that it is a very comprehensive introduction to the IDF complete with beautiful photographs. Some of the photographs are ones I've not seen elsewhere and I think I've seen most of the phototographs in the Israeli National Archives! It is also one of the few books published about the IDF in 1990 and is fully up-to-date as of 1990 IDF history. I highly recommend this book for IDF fans, military gamers, military history enthusiasts, or others with some sort of interest in the Israeli military. It's companion volume: Israel's Air Force - The Power Series is also worth getting. [1 copy available]
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THE JEWISH STATE: An Attempt at a Modern Solution of the Jewish Question
by Theodor Herzl. Condition: NEW 1993 Henry Pordes (London) Trade Paperback, Seventh Edition. Content: This reviewer (Harold Grooms) said it better than I've seen anywhere: ""The Jewish State," was the means by which author, Theodor Herzl, rallied world Jewry to the cause of establishing a national homeland for his people. Published in 1896, this little pamphlet ignited age-old passions among Jews the world over and began the drive for the establishment of the first Jewish State in 2000 years. By doing so, Herzl set in motion events that monopolize the world's attention today. Herzl outlines the plan for establishing his state. In a logical, step-by-step process he defines how the land would be colonized, financed, and administered. Palestine and Argentina are suggested as possible sites. However, Palestine emerges clearly as the desired locale for spiritual and emotional reasons. Anyone trying to establish a state could use this pamphlet as a guide. Emerson said that American colonists fired, "the shot heard 'round the world," at Lexington and Concord. Herzl fired a similar shot by publishing "The Jewish State." He, no less than the colonists, started a revolution by his actions. Both ultimately achieved their goals of establishing a state for their peoples. However, America did not have to endure a Holocaust to facilitate an exodus to our shores; unfortunately, Israel did. Today, the Jewish State exists in the form of modern Israel. Born out of controversy, this state exists as a prosperous, democratic entity, in the midst of numerically superior and extremely hostile Arab states. Jews have their home, but they have to fight daily to keep them. Is this what Herzl envisioned? Did he do the world a favor by establishing his state? The verdict is still out. One thing is clear. The roots of the current controversy that has American soldiers fighting in Afghanistan can be traced back to Israel, and Israel's roots can be traced to Herzl's pamphlet." [3 copies available]
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LETTERS TO MY ISRAELI SONS: The Story of Jewish Survival
by Lynne Reid Banks. Condition: UNREAD, but not perfect, 1980 Franklin Watts hardcover & DJ (in mylar jacket), first printing. Problems: DJ has edgewear and is price-clipped. Bookplate loose endpage. Interior pages perfect. Content: The story of Israel, its founding, and the reasons it must survive. [1 copy available]
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THE NIGHT RAIDERS: Israel's Naval Commandos at War
by Samuel M. Katz. B&W photo section. Condition: Gently pre-read 1997 Pocket Paperback original, first edition, first printing. Tiny, tiny edgewear with pale spine crease. Interior clean & tight. Nice copy. Content: They are Flotilla 13--Israeli Navy SEALs--the best and the bravest of the vaunted Israel Defense Force. Theirs is a tradition begun by courageous Jewish settlers. Today, these special forces commandos sport AK-47 assault rifles, high-tech neoprene, night vision goggles and the coveted bat wing insignia. Here, readers go behind the scenes on their most dangerous missions. [1 copy available]
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RAQUELA: A Woman of Israel
by Ruth Gruber. B&W era photos and maps illustrate. Condition: NEW 1993 Hadassah Edition Trade Paperback, no printing given. Tiny, tiny edgewear at corners. Content: Raquela Prywes lived on the front lines of Israel's history. A ninth-generation Jerusalemite, she found her true calling as a hospital and battlefield nurse, delivering babies in the infamous Athlit detention camp, where Holocaust survivors were interned by the British, and literally walking across minefields to tend the wounded during the 1948 War of Independence. Surrounded by men of uncommon bravery, Raquela fell passionately in love with the handsome young captain of one of the refugee ships and had to choose between him and the brilliant and distinguished doctor who waited for her back in Jerusalem. Upon her return to Israel, she helped to found the first hospital in the desert frontier of Beersheba, where she delivered the babies of Bedouin women and Jewish immigrants, eventually organizing the hospitals credited with saving Israeli soldiers during the Six-Day War. Alive with the courage of a rare woman and a rugged nation, Raquela tells the powerful and deeply moving story of an Israeli woman who knew passionate love, great danger, and shattering loss and who witnessed the darkest -- and most triumphant -- moments in the history of the Jewish people. [1 copy available]
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THE TEMPLE AT JERUSALEM: From Solomon to Herod, and Beyond.
by Jacqueline Morley. Fabulous, detailed, color illustrations by John James. Condition: UNREAD, but not perfect, 2001 Peter Bedrick hardcover (pictorial boards - no DJ issued), first American edition. Problem: serious "ding" bottom back spine. Working on making it better! Interior perfect. Content: In ancient Jerusalem a magnificent Temple was built. It housed the Covenant of the Ark and the Ten Commandments received by Moses. Find out how the Temple was destroyed and rebuilt hundreds of years later. See the influences of ancient Greek and Roman civilizations. Watch as the history of this holy site unfolds. [This is a magnificient book!!!] [1 copy available]
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TO THE PROMISED LAND: A History of Zionist Thought
by David J. Goldberg. Condition: New 1996 Penguin UK Trade PB, but does have pale near-crease bottom back corner. Interior perfect. Content: People either love or hate this book which leads me to believe it is probably a balanced account. A sympathetic but balanced account that lays bare both the paradoxes and the genuine achievements of the movement that changed the course of Jewish history. The origins and developments of Zionism, its politics and ideology are examined through the movement's leading thinkers and activistsMoses Hess, Theodor Herzl, David Ben-Gurion, and Vladimir Jabotinsky. [1 copy available]
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TRIPLE CROSS: Israel, the Atomic Bom, and the Man Who Spilled the Secrets
by Louis Toscano. Condition: Good only, 1991 Knightsbridge Paperback, first printing. Spine crease with small edgewear and a slight roll. Interior clean & tight. Content: Recently the hero/villain of this true story, Mordechai Vanunu, was released from his Israeli prison. He had been a technician at Israel's Dimona nuclear reactor when in the mid 1980s he began to photograph his country's secret manufacture of atomic weapons. In 1986 the London Sunday Times published the story and the photos. The Western world was outraged as Israel had gone back on its pledge not to introduce nuclear weapons into the Middle East. What the world and Vanunu did not know was that Israel wanted this information leaked to the world and used Vanunu to this end. The story takes another improbable turn when after the story had broken, the Israeli's violated international law to kidnap Vanunu and take him back to Israel. Why? A true spy tale with all the twists and turns of a fiction thriller. [1 copy available]
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THE YOM KIPPUR WAR (Campaign Book # 29)
by A. J. Barker. B&W photos. Condition: Good only condition 1974 Ballantine Illustrated History of the Violent Century Campaign Book first edition, first printing. Spine & hinge crease with small edgewear. Interior clean & tight. Slight roll. Tag removal marks mid right front cover panel. Better than it sounds. Content: History of the Yom Kippur War in detailed text and photos. [1 copy available]
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