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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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