Here is one list I compiled last year for parents: Myths and Facts: A Guide to the Arab-Israeli Conflict, by Mitchell Bard The Case for Israel, by Alan M. Dershowitz The Israelis: Ordinary People in an Extraordinary Land, by Donna Rosenthal Walking the Bible: A Journey by Land through the Five Books of Moses, by Bruce Feiler (available as audiobook and has an accompanying DVD). If a Place Could Make Your Cry: Dispatches from an Anxious State, by Daniel Gordis The Routledge Atlas of the Arab-Israeli Conflict, by Martin Gilbert Israel: A History, by Martin Gilbert Battleground: Fact and Fantasy in Palestine, by Samuel Katz A Brief History of Israel, by Bernard Reich === and here's one I gave out this year: The library has many excellent documentaries about Israeli history and the Middle East conflict. These include, on DVD: Pillar of Fire: a Television History of Israel’s Rebirth No Safe Place, narrated by Kelsey Grammer The Case for Israel: Democracy’s Outpost – Alan Dershowitz Impact of Terror, by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and CNN Relentless: the Struggle for Peace in the Middle East, by HonestReporting.com Some recommended books are: Myths and Facts: A Guide to the Arab-Israeli Conflict, ed. Mitchell Bard 953.23 Ba History Upside Down, by David Meir-Levi 953.23 Me Israel: An Introduction, by Barry Rubin J 950 Ru The Case for Israel, by Alan Dershowitz 950.27 De The Oslo Syndrome: Delusions of a People Under Siege, by Dr. Kenneth Levin 950.27 Le The Case for Moral Clarity: Israel, Hamas, and Gaza by Alan Dershowitz 950.28 De Saving Israel: How the Jewish People Can Win a War that May Never End, by Rabbi Daniel Gordis 950.27 Go Palestine Betrayed, by Efraim Karsh 950.21 Ka Israel: a History, by Martin Gilbert 950 Gi A Brief History of Israel by Bernard Reich 950.2 Re The MidEast Peace Process: an Autopsy, by Neal Kozodoy 950.27 Ko Bearing False Witness: Jimmy Carter’s Palestine Peace not Apartheid 953.221 Ca Shepherd’s Journey: the Story of Israel’s First Bedouin Diplomat, by Ishmael Khaldi 952.2 Kh Six Days of War: June 1967 and the Making of the Modern Middle East, by Michael Oren 950.23 Or These pamphlets: The Campaign against Israel’s Legitimacy, by Aaron Jacob (AJCommittee) 951.4 Ja Israel and the Arab- Israeli Conflict: A Brief Guide for the Perplexed, by David Harris (AJCommittee) 953.23 Ha Big Lies: Demolishing the Myths of the Propaganda War Against Israel, by David Meir-Levi 953.23 Me
--- On Fri, 10/19/12, Riva Berleant <[email protected]> wrote: From: Riva Berleant <[email protected]> Subject: [ha-Safran] help select books To: [email protected] Date: Friday, October 19, 2012, 7:48 PM Colleagues - I'm rehabilitating a dusty old synagogue library. I don't have a big budget, but I want to start with a core collection of adult books on contemporary Israeli society, politics, culture, economy. I'm sure you can all suggest titles to help me begin my selection process. Thanks. Riva Berleant Congregation Beth El Bangor ME. __ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) ================================== Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: [email protected] To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here: https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: [email protected] Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.service.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html Earlier Listserver: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org -- Hasafran mailing list [email protected] https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran
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