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In the Land of Israel

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Amos Oz - 1982

“An exemplary instance of a writer using his craft to come to grips with what is happening politically and to illuminate certain aspects of Israeli society that have generally been concealed by polemical formulas.” —The New York TimesNotebook in hand, Amos Oz traveled throughout Israel and the West Bank in the early 1980s to talk with workers, soldiers, religious zealots, aging pioneers, new immigrants, desperate Arabs, and visionaries, asking them questions about Israel’s past, present, and future.

What he heard is set down here in those distinctive voices, alongside Oz’s observations and reflections. A classic insider’s view of a land whose complex past and troubled present make for an uncertain future.“Oz’s vignettes . . . wondrously re-create whole worlds with an economy of words.” —Philadelphia Inquirer

Why There is No Heaven on Earth

Ephraim Sevela - 1982

The narrator, a Russian Jew, remembers the rare and amazing friend of his childhood, before the Nazi invasion of Russia separated them forever..

The narrator, a Russian Jew, remembers the rare and amazing friend of his childhood, before the Nazi invasion of Russia separated them forever.

Israel in the Plan of God

David Baron - 1982

Israel's past and future, from her national election to the final judgment of her enemies, is examined in this balanced, biblical study by an astute scholar..

Israel's past and future, from her national election to the final judgment of her enemies, is examined in this balanced, biblical study by an astute scholar.