Shavit, Ari
Summary: "Drawing on historical documents, interviews, and private diaries and letters, as well as his own family's story, My Promised Land is a riveting narrative that is larger than the sum of its parts: both personal and profound historical dimensions. As Ar Shavit examines the complexities and contradictions of the Israeli condition, he asks difficult but important questions: why did Israel come to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Spiegel & Grau 2015
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Place a hold to request this item.Mochkofsky, Graciela
Summary: "The remarkable true story of how one Peruvian carpenter led hundreds of Catholics to Judaism, sparking a pilgrimage from the Andes to Israel and inspiring a wave of emerging Latin American Jewish communities"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 VILLANUEVA, SEGUNDO MOCSummary: Presents a personal journey in words and images through several Middle Eastern countries including Israel, Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey, visiting such wonders as Petra, Jerusalem, Istanbul, and the Cedars of Lebanon, and Cappadocia.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 915.604 PROSummary: Examines the long standing Palestinian/Jewish conflict in the Middle East.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Part One, Jerusalem: Visits the ancient city of Jerusalem, ventures into the Palestinian West Bank and explores one of the world's natural wonders, the Dead Sea. Part Two, Israel: Zay Harding walks in the footsteps of Jesus, discovers the mysteries of Kabbalah, explores the crusader tunnels of Akko, lives it up in modern Tel Aviv, and treks the mighty Negev Desert.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Pilot Productions 2010