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Israel: a Gigantic Small Country - The Most Fantastic Human Adventure of the 20th Century
Jean-Pierre Lévy’s love affair with Israel began in 1962 and lasts to this day. In his book, the former marketing executive, Harvard alumnus, and war veteran discusses Israel, the “gigantic, small country,” while directing his words to those who are too often unaware of what the Holocaust was and know little about the toils of the only Jewish state. In a relationship that is both historical and educational, the author presents them with Israel’s greatest achievements. A man of dialogue, he also endeavors to offer this book as a message of peace to Holocaust deniers and anti-Zionists.
Trained in marketing at HEC and then at Harvard business school, Jean-Pierre Lévy works tirelessly to raise Israel’s profile across the globe. As a member of the French Committee for Yad Vashem, he helps preserve the memory of the victims of the Holocaust throughout France and Europe.
Trained in marketing at HEC and then at Harvard business school, Jean-Pierre Lévy works tirelessly to raise Israel’s profile across the globe. As a member of the French Committee for Yad Vashem, he helps preserve the memory of the victims of the Holocaust throughout France and Europe.
165 pages, Paperback
Published February 20, 2023
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March 1, 2023
‘Israel - one of the world’s giants through its achievements’ - A must read book for all!
Israeli author Jean-Pierre Lévy earned his degree from the prestigious HEC and from Harvard business school, served as a marketing executive and is committing his life to informing the populace about Israel’s significance and stature. ISRAEL; A GIGANTIC SMALL COUNTRY is his first publication, translated from the Hebrew by Susan Rein.
In a laudatory introduction, Charles Villeneuve says the author’s stature results from his belief that ‘Life’s crises result in the intensification of life,’ and that his book illustrates ‘the discovery of a young country, Israel, for which his wife, a senior reserve officer, put her own talent in motion as a means of serving it.’ And that raises the curtain on Lévy’s book that places the impact of Shoah (the Holocaust) in igniting the formation of Israel and the need for all ages of Israeli citizen to keep that in mind as the county becomes an extraordinarily sophisticated nation. ‘I shall attempt to give as brief a summary as possible of the historical moments which led to the creation of this country so that my readers will not have to “surf the web” in order to discover the horrors of Kristallnacht, Auschwitz, the six-day Blitzkrieg, etc…’
Lévy quite successfully presents the grandeur of Israel, from his introduction as a French citizen to Israel in 1962 through his initial ‘tourism phase’ to adopting Israel as his country, inciting him to explain all of Israel’s history - Simon Peres, the Six-Day War, dealing with antisemitism, the Eichmann trial, influence of the Holocaust on thinking, the Israel Defense Forces, the important medical research performed in Israel, the Palestinian terrorists, and the current status of Israel as a country of immigrants from all over the world - all of this and so much more Lévy shares in this profound examination of the country of Israel. A great book for reminding young Israelis of their heritage, and a superb history resource for appreciating the importance of Israel for all readers. Very highly recommended.
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Israeli author Jean-Pierre Lévy earned his degree from the prestigious HEC and from Harvard business school, served as a marketing executive and is committing his life to informing the populace about Israel’s significance and stature. ISRAEL; A GIGANTIC SMALL COUNTRY is his first publication, translated from the Hebrew by Susan Rein.
In a laudatory introduction, Charles Villeneuve says the author’s stature results from his belief that ‘Life’s crises result in the intensification of life,’ and that his book illustrates ‘the discovery of a young country, Israel, for which his wife, a senior reserve officer, put her own talent in motion as a means of serving it.’ And that raises the curtain on Lévy’s book that places the impact of Shoah (the Holocaust) in igniting the formation of Israel and the need for all ages of Israeli citizen to keep that in mind as the county becomes an extraordinarily sophisticated nation. ‘I shall attempt to give as brief a summary as possible of the historical moments which led to the creation of this country so that my readers will not have to “surf the web” in order to discover the horrors of Kristallnacht, Auschwitz, the six-day Blitzkrieg, etc…’
Lévy quite successfully presents the grandeur of Israel, from his introduction as a French citizen to Israel in 1962 through his initial ‘tourism phase’ to adopting Israel as his country, inciting him to explain all of Israel’s history - Simon Peres, the Six-Day War, dealing with antisemitism, the Eichmann trial, influence of the Holocaust on thinking, the Israel Defense Forces, the important medical research performed in Israel, the Palestinian terrorists, and the current status of Israel as a country of immigrants from all over the world - all of this and so much more Lévy shares in this profound examination of the country of Israel. A great book for reminding young Israelis of their heritage, and a superb history resource for appreciating the importance of Israel for all readers. Very highly recommended.
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