Impossible takes longer: 75 years after its creation, has Israel fulfilled its founders' dreams?

"In 1948, Israel's founders had much more in mind than the creation of a state. They sought not mere sovereignty but also a 'national home for the Jewish people,' where Jewish life would be transformed. Did they succeed? The state they made, says Daniel Gordis, is a place of extr...

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Main Author: Gordis, Daniel (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers [2023]
Edition:First edition
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Summary:"In 1948, Israel's founders had much more in mind than the creation of a state. They sought not mere sovereignty but also a 'national home for the Jewish people,' where Jewish life would be transformed. Did they succeed? The state they made, says Daniel Gordis, is a place of extraordinary success and maddening disappointment, a story of both unprecedented human triumph and great suffering. Now, as the country marks its seventy-fifth anniversary, Gordis asks: Has Israel fulfilled the dreams of its founders? Using Israel's Declaration of Independence as his measure, Gordis provides a thorough, balanced perspective on how the Israel of today exceeds the country's original aspirations and how it has fallen short"
Physical Description:xxxvii, 345 Seiten, 16 ungezählte Seiten Tafeln Illustrationen 24 cm
ISBN:9780063239449
9780063239487

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