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Non-Fiction about Israel
Israeli Fiction & Literature
Like Dreamers: The Story of the Israeli Paratroopers Who Reunited Jerusalem and Divided a Nation by Yossi Klein Halevi
Discover the complex and interwoven stories of a group of 1967 paratroopers who reunited Jerusalem, tracing the history of Israel and the divergent ideologies shaping it from the Six-Day War to the present. Non-fiction.
Start-up Nation: The Story of Israel's Economic Miracle by Dan Senor & Paul Singer
Learn how Israel -- a country of 7.1 million, only 70 years old, surrounded by enemies, with no natural resources -- produces more start-up companies than large, peaceful, and stable nations like Japan, China, India, and the UK. Great insight into Israeli culture.
The Israelis by Donna Rosenthal
Meet “Arab Jews” who fled Islamic countries, dreadlock-wearing Ethiopian immigrants who sing reggae in Hebrew, Christians in Nazareth who publish an Arabic-style Cosmo, young Israeli Muslims who know more about Judaism than most Jews of the Diaspora, ultra-Orthodox Jews on “Modesty Patrols,” and more. Interweaving hundreds of personal stories with intriguing new research, The Israelis is lively, irreverent, and always fascinating.
Pumpkinflowers: A Soldier's Story of a Forgotten War by Matti Friedman
It was just one small hilltop in a small, unnamed war in the late 1990s, but it would send out ripples that are still felt worldwide today. Award-winning writer Matti Friedman re-creates the harrowing experience of a band of young Israeli soldiers charged with holding this remote outpost.
Israel: A Concise History of a Nation Reborn by Daniel Gordis
Israel is a tiny state, and yet it has captured the world’s attention, and lately, been the object of its opprobrium. Why does such a small country speak to so many global concerns? More pressingly: Why does Israel make the decisions it does? The first comprehensive yet accessible history of the state of Israel from its inception to present day.
O Jerusalem! by Larry Collins
At the center of this massive and brilliant book is the most universal of man's cities: Jerusalem, the mystic heart of three great religions, condemned to pay for the passions it inspires by being—through forty centuries—the most bitterly disputed site in the world. O Jerusalem! is the classic retelling of the spellbinding events of the birth of Israel.
Judas by Amos Oz
Winner of the International Literature Prize; Finalist for the Man Booker International Prize
At once an exquisite love story and a coming-of-age novel, an allegory for the state of Israel and for the biblical tale from which it draws its title, Judas is Amos Oz’s most powerful novel in decades.
Exodus by Leon Uris
Rich in historical accuracy and compelling characters, this literary classic sheds light on the long history of the Jewish diaspora, their struggles for liberation, and the costs of war. One of Uris’s best works, Exodus is just as relevant today as it was when it was first published in 1958.
The Source: A Novel by James A. Michner
Michener transports us back thousands of years to the Holy Land. Through the discoveries of modern archaeologists excavating the site of Tell Makor, Michener vividly re-creates life in an ancient city and traces the profound history of the Jewish people—from the persecution of the early Hebrews, the rise of Christianity, and the Crusades to the founding of Israel and the modern conflict in the Middle East.
The Dovekeepers by Alice Hoffman
Nearly 2,000 years ago, 900 Jews held out for months against armies of Romans on Masada, a mountain in the Judean desert. According to the ancient historian Josephus, two women and five children survived. Based on this tragic and iconic event, Hoffman’s novel is a spellbinding tale of four extraordinarily bold and resourceful women, each of whom has come to Masada.