Three Founders of Israel: Ben-Gurion, Stern, Begin

by Mordecai Schreiber

Three men, each in his own way, made Israel happen. Their names were David Ben-Gurion, Menachem Begin, and Avraham Stern. All three were visionary and pragmatic leaders. The author, raised during Israel's War for Independence, has interacted with both Ben-Gurion and Begin. He shows how all three, who came as young men from Poland at different times, reclaimed their ancestral land and enabled their people to come back to life out of the ashes of the Holocaust. Israel has become a thriving and dynamic state which, despite all its problems and shortcomings, has signed peace treaties with two of its neighbors, Egypt and Jordan, and continues to look for a lasting solution to the century-old Arab-Israeli conflict. The author discusses the continuing impact of all three on the character of the state, and offers insights into the problems of the Middle East and a new path to resolving the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.

244 pages, Paperback

Published May 24, 2018

About the author

See also works under his pen name Morry Sofer.

Reviews

[Marla Schulman]

Three men, each in his own way, made Israel happen. Their names were David Ben-Gurion, Menachem Begin, and Avraham Stern. All three were visionary and pragmatic leaders. The author, raised during Israel’s War for Independence, has interacted with both Ben-Gurion and Begin. He shows how all three, who came as young men from Poland at different times, reclaimed their ancestral land and enabled their people to come back to life out of the ashes of the Holocaust. Israel has become a thriving and dynamic state which, despite all its problems and shortcomings, has signed peace treaties with two of its neighbors, Egypt and Jordan, and continues to look for a lasting solution to the century-old Arab-Israeli conflict. The author discusses the continuing impact of all three on the character of the state, and offers insights into the problems of the Middle East and a new path to resolving the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.