Vision Magazine: Judging Esav’s Mountain
vk0ib2020-09-10T20:44:31+00:00Shiurim by Rabbi Gavriel Reiss, part of Vision Magazine's The Next Stage Podcast.
Lioness: Golda Meir and the Nation of Israel by Francine Klagsbrun
vk0ib2020-09-01T01:56:45+00:00Born in tsarist Russia in 1898, Golda Meir immigrated to America in 1906 and grew up in Milwaukee where from the earliest years she displayed the political consciousness and organizational skills that would eventually catapult her into the inner circles of Israel's founding generation. A series of public service jobs brought her to the attention [...]
Conversations with Yitzhak Shamir by Haim Misgav
vk0ib2020-09-01T01:39:14+00:00A leader of resolute intention and firm Zionist conviction, Yitzhak Shamir adheres to the principle that there can be no compromise in matters of conscience. His term as Prime Minister (1986-1992) and tenure as leader of the Likud party were notable for his unflinching integrity and abiding concern for Israel's growth and security. This one-time [...]
Ben-Gurion: Father of Modern Israel by Anita Shapira
vk0ib2020-09-01T01:26:53+00:00David Ben-Gurion cast a great shadow during his lifetime, and his legacy continues to be sharply debated to this day. There have been many books written about the life and accomplishments of the Zionist icon and founder of modern Israel, but this new biography by eminent Israeli historian Anita Shapira strives to get to the [...]
Be Strong and of Good Courage: How Israel’s Most Important Leaders Shaped Its Destiny by Dennis Ross and David Makovsky
vk0ib2020-09-01T01:21:17+00:00Modern Israel's founding fathers provided some of the boldest and most principled leadership of any nation. At a time when the political destiny of Israel is more uncertain than at any moment since its modern founding, Be Strong and of Good Courage celebrates the defining generation of leaders who took on the task of safeguarding [...]
A State at Any Cost: The Life of David Ben-Gurion by Tom Segev
vk0ib2020-09-01T01:21:41+00:00As the State of Israel's first leader, David Ben-Gurion long ago secured his reputation as a leading figure of the twentieth century. Determined from an early age to create a Jewish state, he thereupon took control of the Zionist movement, declared Israel’s independence, and navigated his country through wars, controversies and remarkable achievements. And yet [...]
Menachem Begin: A Life by Avi Shilon
vk0ib2020-08-31T22:54:43+00:00The first full-scale biography of one of the most important—and enigmatic—leaders in Israeli history. This riveting biography is the first to provide a satisfactory answer to the question, Who was Menachem Begin? Based on wide-ranging research among archival documents and on testimonials and interviews with Begin's closest advisers, the book presents a detailed new portrait [...]
Every Individual, a King: The Social and Political Thought of Ze’Ev Vladimir Jabotinsky by Raphaella Bilski Ben-Hur
vk0ib2020-09-08T22:57:32+00:00Discussion about Jabotinsky's political, social and economic thought. Analysis of his relationship to liberal democracy, social and economic policy, leadership, army and militarism, discipline and ceremony, the principle of majority rule, the individual, race, nation and humanity. Investigation of Jabotinsky's Zionist thought: the nation and the Jewish race, connection between the Jewish people and the [...]
Gidi: One Chasing a Thousand by Joseph Evron
vk0ib2020-09-08T22:58:04+00:00Few knew him by his full name, Amihai Paglin. Everyone called him Gidi. His name became a legend. He appeared suddenly, like a shooting star, out of the looming storm clouds of the Jewish war for independence in Palestine Eretz Israel. He turned the Irgun Zvai Leumi into a formidable fighting machine, striking at the [...]