“Oh yes, I’m a Zionist now!” Nachman announced proudly to his son one evening. Fetching a dog-eared book filled with scribbled notes, he held it out to Ephraïm. “This is the true revolution.” The book was called The Jewish State. In it, the author, Theodor Herzl, laid the groundwork for the foundation of an independent nation. Ephraïm didn’t read the book. He divided his time between his parents’ orangery, where there was serious need of help, and his work as an engineer at the PEC.
