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Major Farran's hat Major Farran's hat David Cesarani Explores why Britain lost Palestine, linking its counterinsurgency and diplomatic strategies through the role of Roy Farran, commander of British counterterrorism squads, to the abduction of a Jewish… OL15449167W
A new voice for Israel A new voice for Israel Jeremy Ben-Ami "Many Americans who care about Israel's future are questioning whether the hard-line, uncritical stances adopted by many traditional pro-Israel advocates really serve the country's best interests ove… OL16116671W
The reckoning The reckoning Patrick Bishop "One of Britain's most renowned military historians revisits a controversial murder: that of Zionist leader Avraham Stern, head of Israel's notorious Stern Gang, in Tel Aviv during WWII. Militant Zio… OL17885444W
A Jew in America A Jew in America Arthur Hertzberg ""I became an American by refusing to assimilate," writes Arthur Hertzberg in this long-awaited memoir. Throughout his life this world-renowned rabbi, activist, author, historian, public servant, and… OL1858476W
Ben-Gurion Ben-Gurion St. John, Robert A biography of the first prime minister of Israel, with a section that presents Ben-Gurion in his own words. OL1867455W
The origins of Christian Zionism The origins of Christian Zionism Donald M. Lewis "In this study of Lord Shaftesbury - Victorian England's greatest humanitarian and most prominent Christian Zionist - Donald M. Lewis examines why British evangelicals became fascinated with the Jews… OL18751824W
Emma Lazarus rediscovered Emma Lazarus rediscovered Eve Merriam A biography of the American poet, activist for humane causes, and friend to immigrants, who wrote the words now inscribed on the Statue of Liberty. OL19619364W
Daniel Deronda Daniel Deronda George Eliot As Daniel Deronda opens, Gwendolen Harleth is poised at the roulette-table, prepared to throw away her family fortune. She is observed by Daniel Deronda, a young man groomed in the finest tradition o… OL20933W
The Golda Meir story The Golda Meir story Margaret Davidson A biography of Golda Meir, whose childhood memories of Russia helped her work to establish the independent state of Israel. OL2618706W
David Ben-Gurion David Ben-Gurion Herma Silverstein Surveys the life and career of the first prime minister of Israel. OL2643087W
Golda Meir Golda Meir Ann Atkins As a child prodigy in principles, Golda Meir has a repertoire of noble rebellion throughout her life from Midwest America to the Middle East. This resolve will bring equal pay and education to the Ar… OL28769508W
Daughter of my people Daughter of my people Hazel Krantz Traces the life of the Hadassah women's organization's first president, who dedicated its activities to improving the living conditions of Jews in Palestine. OL2917978W
Shepherd of Jerusalem Shepherd of Jerusalem Dov Peretz Elkins A biography of the rabbi active in the Zionist movement that founded the independent Jewish state of Israel. OL3377436W
Links in the chain Links in the chain Naomi E. Pasachoff Presents biographical essays on individuals who have shaped Jewish history, including Hillel, Moses Mendelssohn, and Theodor Herzl. OL35174W
The gentleman and the Jew The gentleman and the Jew Maurice Samuel viii, 325 p. ; 22 cm OL4628617W
Henrietta Szold Henrietta Szold Shulamit E. Kustanowitz A biography of the leader who fought to improve the lives of Jewish people. OL4809745W
Theodor Herzl, the road to Israel Theodor Herzl, the road to Israel Miriam Gurko Follows the life of the Austro-Hungarian who became the leader of the Zionist movement to restore the Jews to their homeland. OL4985630W
Good faith and credit Good faith and credit Gottlieb Hammer "More than a lively and perceptive memoir, this reminiscence by Gottlieb Hammer, the man who negotiated the first million-dollar bank loan for the Jewish Agency - American Section, is a compelling ac… OL5097812W
A spy for freedom A spy for freedom Ida Cowen A biography of the woman who, during World War I, led an espionage group whose goal was to help free the Jews of Palestine from the oppression of Turkish rule. OL5359855W
Open the gates! Open the gates! Avriel, Ehud A personal account of the remarkable story of the Mossad - a small but intensely dedicated clandestine organization of Palestinian Jews that, for ten years, from 1938 to 1948, rivaled the accomplishm… OL6657493W
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