 Author: Ted
Berkman 238 Pages
ISBN 1-929354-01-0 (trade paperback) $19.95 To
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Sabra The Story of the Men and Women
behind the guns of Israel
THEY FOUGHT FOR THEIR LIVES AND FOR A NEW JEWISH
FUTURE
Read a few excerpts now. Reviewers say:
Sabra is not only the most vivid book on the Six-Day War . .
. but a most vivid portrait of all Israel. Ted Berkman makes understandable a
complex society, ultra-orthodox to atheistic, communal to capitalist, primitive
to sophisticated, fused into unity. Not of least importance is the sense of
abhorrence of war that is purveyed in all these warriors. Meyer
Levin
A clear, complete and gripping account of a brief but
complex war. The reader is sitting in an Israeli pilot seat as the Egyptian air
force gets smashed on the ground; riding a spearhead tank through the smoking
Mitla Pass; storming Jordanian trenches and breaching Jerusalem's walls.
New York Times, Sunday Book Section |
Reviews
Explains the dream, the drive and the reality which brought
a small nation through perilous times. A fine book and a delight to read.
Cleveland Press
Permits the reader the privilege, the sometimes painful
privilege, of looking directly into the soul of the ordinary Israeli. With keen
insight, restraint, power and passionate commitment, Ted Berkman has dug into
the heart of Israel's Six Day War. As objectively written as it is possible to
write, well worth reading and owning. Pittsburgh Jewish
Chronicle
Brings us not only personal witness (of the war) but an
introduction to the men and women of this new country . . . a people who will
not see the repetition of violence and persecution against itself.
Los Angeles Times
Fascinating; a marvelous book for young people, and
refreshing for adults as well. (Norfolk) Virginian Pilot
Grips the reader's attention like a first-rate suspense
novel. Wichita Falls (Tex.) Times
Vivid, graphic; swift magnetic style that is eminently
readable. Rabbi Louis Newman
Deeply moving, magnificent. Detroit Jewish
News
An affecting, sometimes too painful look at a people whom
love of country has made larger than life. Berkman has a flair for the fast,
vivid vignette. Publisher's Weekly
Straightforward, clearly and pointedly written, the book is,
like the native-born Israeli sabra, unsentimental. Providence
(Rhode Island) Journal
Easily the best story in a long time. Fast moving action,
vivid word pictures, reading one cannot lay down till the end. A significant
book, to be read twice and shared with others. New England Farmer
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