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Parallel narratives of Holocaust survivors Benjamin Bender and his wife, Sara, about their childhoods in World War II Germany, their meeting in war-torn Israel, and subsequent return to Buchenwald concentration camp to film a documentary.

A biography of Golda Meir, whose childhood memories of Russia helped her work to establish the independent state of Israel.

A biography of Israel's first astronaut ending with his tragic death aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia in 2003.

This study offers a comprehensive account of Israel's history through the lives of nine of its leading citizens and founders. Each chapter chronicles one of nine leading protagonists. The result is a narrative that traces events from the genesis of modern political Zionism in the late 19th century to the present.

The oldest son of Sheikh Hassan Yousef, a founding member of Hamas and its most popular leader, reveals new information about the world's most dangerous terrorist organization and unveils the truth about his own role, his agonizing separation from family and homeland, the dangerous decision to make his newfound faith public, and his belief that the Christian mandate to "love your enemies" is the only way to peace in the Middle East.

My Father's Paradise is Ariel Sabar's quest to reconcile present and past. As Ariel's father, Yona, travels with him to today's postwar Iraq to find what's left of Yona's birthplace, Ariel brings to life the ancient town of Zakho, telling his family's story and discovering his own role in this sweeping saga. What he finds in the Sephardic Jews' millennia-long survival in Islamic lands is an improbable story of tolerance and hope.

At age 28, Ehud Olmert became the youngest member of Israel's parliament and eventually prime minister of Israel.

Biography of Sharon who became Israel's prime minister in 2001, at age 72, making him one of the oldest world leaders.

Chronicles the author's work as part of the peace group "Ta'ayush," which attempts to mend the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians by providing aid, rebuilding houses, and physically stopping the progress of the dividing wall.