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From Larry King, William Bennett, Ed Koch, Rabbi Harold Kushner, and David Mamet to Barney Frank, Pat Robertson, Erica Jong, and Jonathan Kellerman, the diverse group of all-star contributors pays tribute to the Jewish state, highlighting their personal connections to Israel's history, land, people, politics, and faith.
In a passionate and brilliantly reasoned analysis of the current state of Israeli democracy, the actor/singer/activist Theodore Bikel reminds us that, in the debate over Israel's future, it is essential that all voices and opinions be heard. While speaking from a broad spectrum of political, religious, personal, and historical viewpoints, these inspiring and heartfelt tributes demonstrate that reverence, respect, and fierce loyalty toward Israel know no ideological boundaries.
For many, love of Israel is inextricably linked with love of family. The game show host Monty Hall describes how he carries on a tradition of support and philanthropy in Israel bequeathed to him by his mother, and the journalist Leslie Gelb remembers his father standing up in a movie theater to sing along with the Israeli national anthem as he watched the film Exodus.
Morton Klein, the national president of the Zionist Organization of America, who was born in a displaced persons camp after his parents survived the Holocaust, voices what, for many, is the single most important fact about Israel: "There is now a home to which Jews can come, and which will always protect them."
From its countless ancient, sacred, and historical sites to its bountiful orchards and fields, from the safe haven it offers to Jews the world over to the lively, often angry debates over its policies and intentions, Israel's complex appeal, both for Jews and non-Jews, extends from body to mind to spirit. Touching repeatedly on each of these themes, What Israel Means to Me is a moving, thought-provoking volume that should be read and shared by everyone who cares about Israel.
"The Mediterranean landscape, the exuberance of the Israelis, the way politics is a matter of life and death there—all these things beguiled me."
—Erica Jong, author
"Israel is part of me, and I am part of Israel."
—Jonathan Kellerman, psychologist, novelist
"Wholly apart from my feelings as a Jew, strong support for Israel is the logical consequence of my political principles."
—Barney Frank, U.S. Representative from Massachusetts
"What does Israel mean to me? Courage. The Israelis have more courage in their pinky finger than I have in my whole life."
—Tovah Feldshuh, actress
"It is an unparalleled story of tenacity and determination, of courage and renewal. And it is ultimately a metaphor for the triumph and enduring hope over the temptation of despair."
—David Harris, Executive Director of the American Jewish Committee
"I have no desire to be like everyone else. Something in me wants the entry of the Jewish people into world politics to be judged by the highest conceivable measure. Indeed, that may be what is both so inspiring and confounding about the existence of Israel."
—Rabbi Lawrence Kushner
"Israel isn't a symbol. Israel is the practical manifestation of hope, freedom, and self-determination."
—Larry King, television host
"Israel is a free society. The rights of the minority, of the oppressed, indeed, of the criminally foolish are protected."
—David Mamet, playwright
"Having the ability to shape our lives as Jews, to defend them and fulfill them, that is what Israel means to me."
—Michael B. Oren, author
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