Product Description: A fascinating and highly readable memoir of an extraordinary man The intriguing personal memoirs of Joseph Alster, from his idyllic youth in Germany, to his escape to Holland following Kristallnacht; from his daring escapades with Rabbi Meir Kahane and the Jewish Defense League in America, to the search for Mengele; and Alster's move to Israel, where he continues his activism against injustice...read more

"He was born and raised in a land that championed the worst evil ever seen on this planet. He was fortunate to flee to a land of the free and to serve proudly in its army, and then to the land of his ancestors - the land that G-d had promised to His people as an eternal inheritance. His duty would be to fight for the rest of his life for its continued existence as a sovereign state." Joe Alster's personal memoirs record idyllic beginnings in Cologne, Germany to his escape to Holland following Kristallnact, life in America including service in the U.S. Army to daring escapades with Rabbi Meir Kahane and the Jewish Defense league, the search for Mengele, and his move to Isreal where he continues his activism against injustice. Since the quiet and unobserved life has never been enough for Alster, he unfolds his exciting story in a highly emotional and, at times, deeply philosophical stream of consciousness.

Product Description: The three stories in this volume are derived from real-life experiences, mostly during Arieh Larkey s more than forty years of living out his dream in the Jewish Homeland. The first story, An Improbable Zionist Recollections, is a light autobiographical sketch of life s twists and turns, which lead the author on adventures he could never have envisioned as a youth growing up in the Jewish neighborhood of Newark, New Jersey; adventures in a place that lies six thousand miles to the east of his hometown namely, the fledgling Jewish State of Israel...read more

Product Description: Book by Freedman, Marcia

Product Description: The author explains the many Jewish ethnic groups of Israel as well as the Arab community, as each group seeks its place in the new society.

The Jewish-American entertainment executive shares his story of how his family decided to leave their comfortable home in the U.S. for a new life in Israel--a decision that changed their lives in unimaginably ways.

In a collection of e-mails and dispatches, originally excerpted in The New York Times Magazine, the author describe his and his family's move from Los Angeles to Israel, their decision to make Jerusalem their permanent home, the escalation in Jewish-Palestinian tensions, and other experiences in Israel. 15,000 first printing.

The author shares his memories of the founding of Israel and its first conflict with the neighboring Arab states

Product Description: Ranging from the critical and adversarial to the credulous and celebratory, this collection of articles calculates a running tab of persisten Israeli preoccupations, chiefly, coming to terms with Palestinians, and the conditions facing women in the Jewish state...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

A secular Jew offers his opinions on the state of the world in essays with themes ranging from his family's history in Israel to the influence of Christian fundamentalism in the United States and the political ethic of punk culture. (view table of contents)

An American who spent more than a decade in the Israeli Army describes how he joined the Israeli paratroopers in 1990, before the outbreak of the Gulf War, and details his service in the West Bank, Gaza, and Lebanon, including his anti-terrorist work, as well as the unconventional principles of the Israeli military. 20,000 first printing.

Product Description: Minor shelf wear to cover, 3 dog-eared pages and name on inside of cover. Spine is not creases. Ships out promptly.

The inspiring story of 21 women who pursued their dreams, emigrating from America to Israel, transforming themselves and the people and society around them in the process. Share their journey. Learn that it is not farfetched to dream -- and to achieve your dreams.

The author, an American activist who has moved to Israel, shares his observations on Israeli society and explains why he believes he was right to emigrate