num_pages: 238
description: They Fought For Their Lives - And For A New Jewish Future Critical 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 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 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
language: English
title: Sabra - The Story of the Men and Women behind the guns of Israel
titlecomplete: Sabra - The Story of the Men and Women behind the guns of Israel
ratings_count: 1
publisher: Manifest Publications