1949 the First IsraelisSimon and Schuster, 14 באוג׳ 2018 - 384 עמודים Renowned historian Tom Segev strips away national myths to present a critical and clear-eyed chronicle of the year immediately following Israel’s foundation. “Required reading for all who want to understand the Arab-Israeli conflict…the best analysis…of the problems of trying to integrate so many people from such diverse cultures into one political body” (The New York Times Book Review). Historian and journalist Tom Segev stirred up controversy in Israel upon the first publication of 1949. It was a landmark book that told a different story of the country’s early years, one that wasn’t taught in schools or shown in popular culture. Rather than painting the idealized picture of the Israel’s founding in 1948, after the wreckage of the Holocaust, Segev reveals gritty underside behind the early years. The new country of Israel faced challenges on all sides. Day-to-day life was severe, marked by austerity and food shortages; Israeli society was fractured between traditional and secular camps; Jewish immigrants from Middle-Eastern countries faced discrimination and second-class treatment; and clashes between settlers and the Arabs would set the tone for relations for the following decades, hardening attitudes and creating a violent cycle of retaliation. Drawing on journal entries, letters, declassified government documents, and more, 1949 is a richly detailed look at the friction between the idealism of the Zionist movement and the cold realities of history. Decades after its publication in the United States, Segev’s groundbreaking book is still required reading for anyone who wants to understand Israel’s past and future. |
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Dividing the Spoils | |
The First Million | |
Working and Fighting Hands | |
Nameless People | |
BETWEEN THE ORTHODOX AND | |
The Battle for the Sabbath | |
The Quest for a National Identity | |
Codfish with Everything | |
About the Author | |
Bibliography | |
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Abandoned Property Absorption Department Agency’s Agudat Israel Arab Arab countries Ashkenazi asked austerity Aviv Ben-Gurion Diaries Ben-Gurion Estate black market British Cabinet Central Zionist Archives Cizling country’s Custodian David Ben-Gurion Dayan demanded Dov Yosef Egypt Eshkol files Foreign Ministry government’s Gurion Haaretz Haifa Hebrew Herut Histadrut houses Ibid immigrant camps Immigration Department Israel Army Archive Israeli Itzhak Refael Jaffa Jerusalem Jewish Agency Jews kibbutz Knesset Record Labor Party Archive land later leaders Levi Eshkol Levin live Maimon MAPAI MAPAM meeting Meir military Ministerial Committee Mizrahi months Moshe Moshe Sharett Mossad Negev negotiations Neturei Karta Palestinian party’s peace percent Pincas police political population Prime Minister Prime Minister’s Office proposed Rabbi refugees Sabbath Sasson secular settlements Shapira Sharett Shitrit sidelocks soldiers talks Tel Aviv thousands told village wanted Weitz Yaakov Yemen Yemenite immigrants Yosef Zionist Executive