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The Israelis: Ordinary People in an Extraordinary Land

Donna Rosenthal

Start date: October 23, 2012

Finish date: November 7, 2012

Why we're reading this: Different media portray Israelis differently. This book provides answers about a diverse and multi-facete…more
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Oct 30, 2012 Melanie rated it really liked it

A decent book on the residents of Israel by a reporter. The following table of contents covers the testimonies and experiences of those living there.

I. Becoming Israeli
1. One of the World's Most Volatile Neighborhoods
2. Dating and Mating Israeli-style
3. A People's Army
4. Swords into Stock Shares

II. One Nation, Many Tribes
5. The Askenazim: Israel's "WASPS"
6. The Mizrahim: The Other Israelis
7. The Russians: The New Exodus
8. Out of Africa: Ethiopian Israelis in the Promised Land

III. Widening Fault ...more

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