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Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"From Heather Morris, the New York Times bestselling author of the multi-million copy bestseller The Tattooist of Auschwitz and Cilka's Journey: a story of family, courage, and resilience, inspired by a true story. Against all odds, three Slovakian sisters have survived years of imprisonment in the most notorious death camp in Nazi Germany: Auschwitz. Livia, Magda, and Cibi have clung together, nearly died from starvation and overwork, and the brutal...
Author
Publisher
Scribner
Language
English
Description
A tale inspired by the tragic first-century massacre of hundreds of Jewish people at Masada presents the stories of a hated daughter, a baker's wife, a girl disguised as a warrior, and a medicine woman who keep doves and secrets while Roman soldiers draw near.
Author
Series
Zion chronicles volume 4
Publisher
Tyndale House Publishers
Pub. Date
2006.
Physical Desc
x, 370 pages ; 21cm.
Language
English
Description
"It's Passover eve, and the Jewish Quarter of Jerusalem is being starved into submission. Arab forces hold the only road into the Old City--the rocky Pass of Bab el Wad. If Haganah leader Moshe Sachar and his men can't capture and hold the pass tonight, long enough for the Jewish Agency's food convoy to get through, people will die. As Moshe approaches Bab el Wad, his beloved Rachel must make her own dangerous journey--through the Arab stronghold...
5) Israel
Author
Publisher
Chelsea House Publishers
Pub. Date
[1997], c1999
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 9.5 - AR Pts: 3
Physical Desc
112 p. ; ill. (some col.), maps ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Surveys the history, topography, people, and culture of Israel, with emphasis on its current economy, industry, and place in the political world.
Author
Series
Publisher
Bethany House
Pub. Date
2005
Physical Desc
349 p. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"This sequel to Hadassah parallels the lives of Hadassah and Queen Esther in modern day Israel and the Persian kingdom. Each woman must remain strong as she fights for her people"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Tyndale House
Pub. Date
2001
Language
English
Description
The Tribulation Force gathers its courage as the newly-resurrected Carpathia demonstrates a fondness for gruesome killings against those who remain unloyal to him and commits the ultimate act of desecration against the Judeo-Christian community.
10) Bibi: my story
Author
Publisher
Threshold Editions
Edition
First Threshold Editions hardcover edition.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"From their earliest days, Bibi and his close-knit brothers, Yoni and Iddo, were instilled with purpose. Born in the wake of the Holocaust at the dawn of Israel's independence and raised in a family with a prominent Zionist history, they understood that the Jewish state was a hard-won and still precarious gift. All three studied in American high schools--where they learned to appreciate the United States--before returning to their cherished homeland....
11) Israel
Author
Pub. Date
2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.8 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Enchantment of the world. Second series.
12) Masada
Author
Publisher
Sphere Books Limited
Pub. Date
1966
Physical Desc
256 p. : illus.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Avid Reader Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First Avid Reader Press hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
xvi, 316 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"From the coauthors of the New York Times bestseller Start-Up Nation: The Story of Israel's Economic Miracle comes the highly anticipated follow up, The Genius of Israel, which outlines the defining factors behind Israel's successful track record of innovation and explaining how other nations can learn from its development"--
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
290 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
One of America's most important novelists (New York Times), the award-winning, New York Times bestselling author of The History of Love, conjures an achingly beautiful and breathtakingly original novel about personal transformation that interweaves the stories of two disparate individuals, an older lawyer and a young novelist, whose transcendental search leads them to the same Israeli desert. Jules Epstein, a man whose drive, avidity, and outsized...
Publisher
Fodor's Travel
Pub. Date
c2017
Edition
1st edition.
Physical Desc
522 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Israel packs in riches from cherished religious sites to stunning archaeological treasures to spectacular natural wonders. Colorful features in Fodor's Essential Israel help travelers experience awe-inspiring ancient cities, delicious food and wine, and a vibrant contemporary culture.
Author
Publisher
Harpervia, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First Harpervia edition.
Physical Desc
372 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
When their best friend Avishay, who is dead, is up for the Nobel Prize for Economics, his four closest friends conspire to conceal Avishay's corpse until the committee's announcement and must decide how far they'll go to help their friend die a winner.
19) Harvest of light
Author
Publisher
Kar-Ben Pub
Pub. Date
2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
An Israeli family raises olives and uses some of the oil to light their Hanukkah menorah.