A lasting reward : memoirs of an Israeli diplomat /
No other type of book can compare to an Israeli autobiography for bearing witness to the events that have shaped the history of the Jewish people in the last century. Yissakhar Ben-Yaacovs memoirs are an outstanding example. In A Lasting Reward, the author describes his life in detail, covering many...
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Hewlett, N.Y. :
Gefen Books,
c2012
Jerusalem : Springfield, NJ : Gefen Publishing House Ltd. ; Gefen Books, c2012 Jerusalem : Gefen, 2012 Hewlett, N.Y. : [2012] |
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Table of Contents:
- Chapter 1 The City in Which I Was Granted My Life, Twice Hamburg, 1922-1933 1
- Chapter 2 Herzl's Altneuland - Not Just a Dream Tel Aviv 1933-1941 20
- Chapter 3 Serving the Nascent State Tel Aviv, 1941-1948 38
- Chapter 4 With the Survivors Toward a New Future Munich 1948-1953 51
- Chapter 5 In the Heart of the Jewish State Jerusalem, 1953-1956 82
- Chapter 6 A New Road Toward Rapprochement Cologne, 1956-1959 90
- Chapter 7 Israel and the Developing World Jerusalem, 1959-1964 101
- Chapter 8 Brotherly Love - In Theory and in Practice Philadelphia, 1964-69 127
- Chapter 9 African Tragedy and Coping with It Lagos, 1969-1973 169
- Chapter 10 An Opportunity for Peace, in the City of Peace Jerusalem 1974-1979 206
- Chapter 11 Past, Present, and Future - A Tripartite Challenge Vienna, 1979-1983 230
- Chapter 12 A Tradition of Friendship Canberra 1983-1987 266
- Chapter 13 Lively Cooperation in the Pacific Ocean Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Kiribati, 1983-1987 289