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Top 25 Lit­er­ary Clas­sics About Israel

JBC Staff
February 1, 2013

Dur­ing the JFNA­GA this past Novem­ber, JBC shared a list of 25 famous lit­er­ary clas­sics in the areas of Judaism and Zion­ism with the Israel For­ev­er Foun­da­tion. Select titles from the list can be found below and the com­plete list can be found here.


Jerusalem: The Biography

A Pigeon and a Boy

Sav­ing Israel: How the Jew­ish Peo­ple Can Win a War That May Nev­er End

Acci­dents

Wit­ness

The Peo­ple of For­ev­er Are Not Afraid

The Prime Min­is­ters: An Inti­mate Nar­ra­tive of Israeli Leadership

Yigal Allon, Native Son: A Biography

 
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