Nov 26, 20 this week, an american reporter interviewed yossi klein halevi, the americanborn israeli author of the masterful book, like dreamers. Redemptions flawed trumpetpending confirmation jerusalem of iron. Yossi klein halevi audio books, best sellers, author bio. After watching the video, use the prompts below to learn more and get your students thinking. His previous book, like dreamers, was named the 20 national jewish book council book of. Yossi klein halevi is an americanborn writer who has lived in jerusalem since 1982. In like dreamers, acclaimed author and journalist yossi klein halevi interweaves the stories of a group of 1967 paratroopers who reunited jerusalem, tracing the history of israel and the divurgent ideologies that shaped it from the sixday war to the present. The story of the israeli paratroopers who reunited jerusalem and divided a nation by yossi klein halevi isbn. Like dreamers from harpercollins academic marketing at the. I spoke with yossi klein halevi by phone from new york, where he is spending the fall semester teaching at the jewish theological seminary.
How yossi klein halevi captured the soul of modern israel like dreamers is an eyeopening, beautifully written account, told through the lives of seven iconic israeli paratroopers, of the. To ask other readers questions about like dreamers, please sign up. In like dreamers, acclaimed journalist yossi klein halevi interweaves the stories of a group of 1967 paratroopers who reunited. Buy like dreamers book online at low prices in india. A respected author, klein halevis book like dreamers won the jewish book councils everett book of the year award and his latest release, letters to my palestinian neighbor, is a new york times bestseller. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. He had strong words of condemnation for the nuclear deal reached in geneva with iran. After attending high school at yeshiva university high school for boys brooklyn branch, he earned a ba in jewish studies from brooklyn college in 1978, and completed his ma in journalism at northwestern university.
In letters to my palestinian neighbor, the jewish book awardwinning author of like dreamers offers a nuanced call for reconciliation between israelis and palestinians and reveals the complex strands of faith, pride, anger, and anguish he feels as a jew living in israel. Copies of the book like dreamers are now available in the synagogue office for those. On the surface, like dreamers tells the story of seven paratroopers who. Mr halevi, son of a holocaust survivor and a recovering extremist right ideologue. Now, in reading yossi klein halevis book, i have fallen in love with israel all over again as an adult who understands that. Like dreamers with his new book, like dreamers, yossi klein halevi has given us a very special gift, a new perspective on israel and its history that i eagerly awaited, giddily received as a gift, and read twice, because it deserves and i daresay requires a second goaround to really understand and remember th. The child of a holocaust survivor, yossi klein halevi grew up in 1960s brooklyn perceiving reality through the lens of his familys brutal past. The story of the israeli paratroopers who reunited jerusalem and divided a nation harper, 20. Yossi klein halevi, in his powerful book like dreamers, adds an. Yossi klein halevi is a s enior fellow at the shalom hartman institute, and the author of several books, including the award winning like dreamers. Letters to my palestinian neighbor yossi klein halevi. Yossi klein halevi is an author, thinker and commentator on jewish and israeli affairs. Daphne merkin, the wall street journal attempting to break the agonizing impasse between israelis and palestinians, the israeli commentator and awardwinning author of like dreamers directly addresses his palestinian neighbors in this taut and provocative book, empathizing with palestinian suffering and.
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Yossi klein halevi discusses coronavirus and israeli. Yossi klein halevis like dreamers focuses on 1973 war the. Determined to take action and seek retribution he became a disciple of the late rabbi meir kahane and a member of the radical fringe of the american jewish community. In his new, magisterial book about israel, like dreamers yossi klein halevi has captured the complexity of israel in human terms. His latest book, letters to my palestinian neighbor, is a new york times bestseller. Determined to take action and seek retribution he became a disciple of the late rabbi meir kahane and a member of the. The story of the israeli paratroopers who reunited jerusalem and divided a nation was named the 20 jewish book of the year by the jewish book council. His latest book, letters to my palestinian neighbor, is.
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In like dreamers, acclaimed journalist yossi klein halevi interweaves the stories of a group of 1967 paratroopers who reunited jerusalem, tracing the history of israel and the divergent ideologies shaping it from the sixday war to the present following the lives of seven young members from the 55th paratroopers reserve brigade, the unit responsible for restoring jewish. Jonathan rosen, author of joy comes in the morning. He is the author of like dreamers, which won the jewish book councils everett book of the year award. I was a very young child when i fell in love with israel. Like dreamers yossi klein halevis masterful book about. Letters to my palestinian neighbor official site letters. Here is a study guide for like dreamers pubished by yossi klein halevi and. Yossi klein halevi is a senior fellow at the shalom hartman institute in jerusalem. His last book, like dreamers, took the top prize in the 20 national jewish book awards.
A jews search for god with christians and muslims in the holy land and like dreamers. Following the lives of seven young members from the 55th paratroopers reserve brigade, the unit. Yossi klein halevi is the author of like dreamers 4. The story of the israeli paratroopers who reunited jerusalem and divided a nation, new republic contributing editor yossi klein halevi follows the lives of one. Halevi said last week, back in america promoting his fourth published book, letters to my palestinian neighborhood, which. Writing the jewish story in jerusalem the jewish standard. But compared with so many books about israel, like dreamers a. I dare you to walk away from this book indifferent. Like dreamers, by yossi klein halevi the new york times. In like dreamers, acclaimed journalist yossi klein halevi interweaves the stories. He was just yossi klein then he added halevi after he made aliyah in 1982.
Buy like dreamers book online at best prices in india on. He writes for leading oped pages in the us, including the times and the wall street journal, and is a former contributing editor to the new republic. Yossi klein halevi is currently considered a single author. Click here to visit our frequently asked questions about html5 video. With this work, klein halevi joins a select company of reporters such as ben hecht, john steinbeck, martha gellhorn and harry bruce, to name but a few, who depicted current events as literary journalism. Like the lover in song of songs, i thought it as all fair, my love. Following the lives of seven young members from the 55th paratroopers reserve brigade, the unit responsible for restoring jewish sovereignty to jerusalem, h.
Winner of the everett family jewish book of the year award a national jewish book award and the rusa sophie brody medal. In like dreamers you display the sharp divide that emerged in israel after 1967 between messianic religious believers and secularists, and between the religiously. Like dreamers is quite simply the best book about modern israel i have ever read. New york times bestseller a profound and original book, the work of a gifted thinker. How yossi klein halevi captured the soul of modern israel.
Like dreamers by yossi klein halevi overdrive rakuten. Game changers with yossi klein halevi unpacked for educators. Oct 20, 20 but compared with so many books about israel, like dreamers a reference from psalm 126 about the jews returning to zion is not a polemic, or even an argument. Yossi klein halevi primary author only author division. Yossi klein halevi, at the blogs the times of israel. Yossi klein halevi has long been the most incisive and eloquent journalist writing from israel for an american audience. The story of the israeli paratroopers who reunited jerusalem and divided a nation, which won the. He is a senior fellow of the shalom hartman institute in jerusalem and the author of at the entrance to the garden of eden.
Secular kibbutzniks and religious zionists disagreed about god and faith and the place of religion in jewish identity. The story of the israeli paratroopers who reunited jerusalem and divided a nation yossi klein halevi. If the answer is yes, please join us for a casual conversation with the acclaimed author. In like dreamers, yossi klein halevi examines the history of two dreams in particular. A candid discussion with journalist, philosopher and author of the new york times bestseller like dreamers yossi klein halevy. Like dreamers is a portrait of post1967 israel told through the stories of the lives of several paratroopers involved in the capture of the old city of. The story of the israeli paratroopers who reunited jerusalem and divided a nation by yossi klein halevi 1,030 ratings, 4. Tour new neighborhoods around the city to get an appreciation of the vulnerability of jerusalem before 1967. Yossi klein halevi is a senior fellow at the shalom hartman institute, where he is codirector, together imam abdullah antepli of duke university and maital friedman, of the muslim leadership.
Through the stories of seven veteran soldiers, yossi klein halevi traces the. The story of the israeli paratroopers who reunited jerusalem and divided a nation by yossi klein halevi like dreamers interweaves the stories of a group of 1967 paratroopers who reunited jerusalem, tracing the history of israel and the divergent ideologies shaping it from the sixday war to the present. In like dreamers, acclaimed journalist yossi klein halevi interweaves the stories of a group of 1967 paratroopers who reunited jerusalem, tracing the history of israel and the divergent ideologies shaping it from the sixday war to the present. The following exchange will focus on his new critically acclaimed book like dreamers.
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