Hundreds of thousands of Jews fled to a new homeland in 1917 -- and so began an exodus. Within these pages are their remarkable stories of fortitude and courage.Traveling by ship, train, bus, and on foot, these pioneers left behind friends and loved ones. Some abandoned considerable wealth, luxury, and status. European intellectuals erected their first makeshift camps alongside their illiterate brethren. But at the heart, they were united by idealism and by the belief that their efforts would liberate Jews from the ghetto ...
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Hundreds of thousands of Jews fled to a new homeland in 1917 -- and so began an exodus. Within these pages are their remarkable stories of fortitude and courage.Traveling by ship, train, bus, and on foot, these pioneers left behind friends and loved ones. Some abandoned considerable wealth, luxury, and status. European intellectuals erected their first makeshift camps alongside their illiterate brethren. But at the heart, they were united by idealism and by the belief that their efforts would liberate Jews from the ghetto and from the horrors of Nazi persecution. Fifty years ago, in 1948, they emerged triumphant upon Israel's declaration of independence. Now internationally syndicated journalist and bestselling author Ben Wicks has compiled the reminiscences and records of hundreds of these brave pioneers. Their stories are inspiring, uplifting, tragic, and incredible -- and true.
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Fine in Fine jacket. Inscribed by Author(s) pp.210 with bibliography. Published to mark the 50th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence of the State of Israel in 1948 documents the hardships, the dissappointments and the triumphs of the first Israelis. clean tight copy Size: 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall.
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