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Dawn of the promised land / Ben Wicks.
LIBRA - Rare DS126 .W45 1997 Potok copy
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wicks, Ben, 1926-2000.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Jews--Palestine--History--20th century.
- Jews.
- History.
- Palestine--History--1917-1948.
- Palestine.
- Middle East--Palestine.
- Genre:
- History.
- Penn Provenance:
- Potok, Adena (donor) (Potok Collection copy)
- Physical Description:
- xiii pages, 1 unnumbered page 209 pages, 1 unnumbered page, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Hyperion, [©1997]
- Summary:
- 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.
- Contents:
- Birth
- Promised Land
- A question of ownership
- A land looking for people
- Hostilities
- Staying on
- Driven by hate
- A home for youth
- Arrival
- Growing numbers
- Outside advice
- The gathering storm
- A change of heart
- Fortunes of war
- In search of wealthy friends
- Breaking and entering
- Struggling in the net
- Fighting back
- New blood
- Exodus 47
- Terror
- False dawn
- Rumours of war
- Inferno
- Mounting pressure
- Day of freedom
- The battle begins
- Divided loyalties
- Uneasy peace
- To open a door to Jerusalem
- A time to talk
- Epilogue.
- Notes:
- Foreword by Shimon Peres (p. [vii]-viii).
- Includes bibliographical references (page [210]).
- Local Notes:
- Potok Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries by Adena Potok.
- Potok Collection copy: dust jacket retained.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Wicks, Ben, 1926-2000. Dawn of the promised land.
- ISBN:
- 0786863226 :
- 9780786863228
- OCLC:
- 39781428
- Online:
- Publisher description
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