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Suicide attacks on Israelis, bombings, assassinations, and bloodshed in Jerusalem, Gaza, and the West Bank dominate the news from the Middle East. It is the most troubled region on earth. At its heart is the conflict between Palestinians and Israelis - and the legacy of six days of war in 1967.
After the state of Israel emerged from war in 1948, both sides knew more battles were coming. In June 1967, years of slow-burning tension exploded. In six extraordinary days, Israel destroyed the armed forces of Egypt, Jordan, and Syria. But far from bringing peace, as many Israelis hoped, their stunning victory turned into a curse.
From the initial battle order issued to the Israeli air force on Monday June 5, 1967 to the final ceasefire on the evening of Saturday the 10th, the Six-Day War was a riveting human drama. Building on his first-hand experience of the region after his five years as the BBC's Middle East Correspondent, as well as extensive original research, Jeremy Bowen presents a compelling new history of the conflict. Six Days recreates day by day, hour by hour, the bullying and brinckmanship that led four nations to war, interweaving testimonies of combatants from all sides in a seamless narrative.
A rigorous and original piece of modern history is as vivid as fiction, Six Days not only sheds new light on one of the key conflicts of the twentieth century, it explains much about the Middle East and the problems the region still faces today.
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Profoundly tendentious.......2007-06-05
Bowen is convinced the Arabs weren't out to destroy Israel, that the Israelis knew they would wipe the floor with their Arab antagonists. This hardly explains the Israeli chief of staff's (Rabin) nervous breakdown, or the then ex-PM's (Ben Gurion) white hot fury with him for what he perceived as an existential danger.
Oren's book is far more extensively sourced from Arab, Hebrew, Russian documents as well as English one - and unlike Bowen evidently strives for precision and balance. The comparison between the two is highly illuminating.
Factually false, but written in a fast-paced manner........2006-12-07
I thought it was better as a page-turner than most other accounts of the Six Day War. Indeed, Michael Oren's book felt more like a textbook than anything else. But therein lies the true difference. Oren's book is factually accurate, and what it sacrifices in page-turning ability, it gains in accuracy. This book is incredible in fact-picking.
First, one cannot reconcile Oren's book with this one. From the outset, this book makes it as if Israel, not the Arab world, wanted this war. Oren's book, however, describes the mood in Israel as vastly against war and that people in Israel felt that the end was possible, even if not near. Second, Oren describes numerous instances in which the Israeli government and military debated going into the Old City. From this book you would think that Israel hatched the war as a pretext for entering the Old-City. It's an interesting theory, and perhaps some in Israel did want the war precisely so they could use it as a pretext to conquer Jerusalem, but evidence demonstrates that the reality on the ground was very very different, and that the decision to take Jerusalem was not made till well after the war was under way.
The quotes of former high-ranking Israeli government and military officials are impressive. But the author fails to note that a number of the people quoted have adopted views in the past few years inconsistent with views they had in past years, including in the years after the war. That is, the author found a way to quote those that left israeli government and military and became spokepeople for groups on the fringes.
This book would be better if it was described as an editorial. Admittedly, I do not share its editorial perspective or conclusions, but I can accept a difference of opinion. Even then, however, the book's factual flaws seem rather fatal.
Flawed attempt at a comprehensive account of the Six-Day war..........2006-01-18
As Abraham Rabinovich, author of The Yom Kippur War: The Epic Encounter That Transformed the Middle East, said: It is easy to be annoyed at this flawed attempt at a comprehensive account of the Six-Day war. But the book does carry the reader along and can serve as an introduction for those unfamiliar with that landmark event and, also, as a reminder for those who have forgotten.
The absence of a preface in which Bowen, a BBC journalist, should have spelled out what he was attempting to achieve and how he intended to go about it is an immediate warning of a lack of weightiness. Another sign is the absence of maps, except for two unhelpful regional maps.
To his credit, Bowen appears to have read dozens of the books written on the war, including the most recent, as well as relevant government archives, particularly of the United States and United Kingdom. He has also interviewed military and civilian personnel on both sides although he does not indicate how many. But his account remains that of a journalist making notes from the sidelines, not of a researcher who has immersed himself in the heart of the matter, who can make informed assessments, and has original insights to offer. He misses central elements in the story, such as the fascinating objections in the Israeli cabinet to the capture of Jerusalem's Old City-and the Western Wall-by ministers from the National Religious Party, who maintained that it was too politically and ideologically hot to handle; this from a party that would soon after spearhead Israeli settlement efforts.
The battle descriptions are incomprehensible, and Bowen, in searching for the illuminating detail or pregnant quote, more often ends up with banality and schmaltz. Nevertheless, there are interesting glimpses of the players, particularly in the Egyptian camp. Bowen's description of how Egypt and the Arab world worked their way up with ever expanding rhetoric into war fever despite their near-total lack of preparation remains, even four decades later, an astonishment.
Abraham Rabinovich
author of The Yom Kippur War:
The Epic Encounter That Transformed the Middle East
Strange interpretation of historical events.......2005-09-22
I bought this book as a person who is not Jewish, but as European individual who is interested about the history and the conflict in the Middle East. I work as a researcher in university and I consider it sad that Mr. Bowen does not let the reader develop his views independently, but chooses 'the right' viewpoints for the reader. The chapter describering pre-war development in Israel is headlined "Leading the country to war" which gives impression that Israel was eager to have a war with its Arab neighbours. I found this quite hard to believe when Arabs had superior firepower due to Russian military aid and e.g. the US was preoccupied with deteriorating situation in Vietnam demanding resources and therefore unable to assist Israel. In the book Palestinian violence today is explaned as understandable reaction for Israeli '67 occupation of West Bank and Gaza. I checked this from other sources and violence in Palestine started already in 1920s. Scores of israeli civilians died yearly in violent terrorist attacks from neighbouring countries already before 1967 war. Palestinians were offered homeland twice in 1937 and 1947, and in both times opted to use violance in order to promote their political aims. There was no peace when the West Bank and Gaza belonged to Jordan and Egypt during 1948-1967. At the same time in history, India received independence without any violence whatsoever. Although it might be possible to claim that the IRA violence in Northern Ireland has been only understandable reaction to British occupation there, I suppose that there are also other perspectives. I wonder would Bowen write a similar book about conflict in Northern Ireland mentioning only aforementioned viewpoint and not taking others into account. According to my opinion, honest journalist aiming for objectivity should present all the relevant viewpoints. The views of the author are quite clear from the beginning of the book, and I am somewhat sad that I bought this book since I think that the Middle East conflict does not need another one-sided commentary, but open-minded and accurate books where authors do not regards their own personal views as universal truths that cannot be otherwise.
Too Bias To Give A True View.......2005-07-15
I read this book believing it would give me a neutral perspective on the 1967 Arab Israeli war I should have took more care with my choice and took note of who the author was (a BBC Journalist).
The BBC are notorious bias against the Israelis as a result this book is nothing more than another edition in the Insta-book crap collection.
If you want to be an independent thinker and form your opinion on the Israeli-Palestine troubles read Michael B Oren's 'Six days of war' (available on Amazon).
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Seis dias de guerra/ Six Days: El Conflicto De 1967 Y La Configuracion De Oriente Medio/ How the 1967 War Shaped the Middle East (Historia Contemporanea/ Contemporary History)
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Franz Rosenzweig is one of the greatest contributors to Jewish philosophy in the twentieth century and is, with Martin Buber and Abraham Heschel, one of the Jewish thinkers most widely read by Christians. On Jewish Learning collects essays, speeches, and letters that express Rosenzweig’s desire to reconnect the profound truths of Judaism with the lives of ordinary people. An assimilated Jew and scholar of German philosophy, Rosenzweig was on the point of conversion to Christianity when the experience of a Yom Kippur service in 1913 brought him back to Judaism, and he began to study with philosopher Hermann Cohen. Seeking how to be an observant Jew in the modern world, Rosenzweig refused to characterize the traditions of Jewish law as mere rituals, customs, and folkways. His aim for himself and for others was to find Judaism by living it, and to live it by knowing it more deeply.
The Wisconsin edition is not for sale in the British Commonwealth, the Republic of Ireland, or South Africa.
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Heroic Rosenzweig .......2005-01-20
It is true as reviewer M. Llewyn has written that this book is abstract and difficult. But it is also true that it is written by one of the great intellectual heroes of modern Judaism. The story of Rosenzweig's rediscovery of his Jewishness, his writing of his monumental work ' Star of Redemption' while suffering almost complete paralysis is a story of human courage and Jewish faith. In this small book he centers on Jewish learning and education. A man of immense intellect and learning himself he understand that Judaism is a religion which requires of its adherents an effort of both heart and mind in the deepest way. His insights on the way to learn and the way to teach are the heart of this small and valuable work.
mostly impenetrable.......2004-12-06
I felt uncomortable giving this book a rating since I did not understand much of it. If you can understand Hegel, you can understand Rosensweig. But if you (like me) are an ordinary mortal with a smaller appetite for abstraction, don't bother with the last 60% or so of this book, which is so dense that it makes Solovetchik or Maimonides seem like beach reading.
The first essay or two (in which Rosenzweig discusses Jewish education) are a bit easier to follow. In the first essay, Rosenzweig lays out a curriculum for Jewish education of preteens and teenagers, and in particular suggests that teachers be scholars as well. (Presumably, this scheme would require Jewish educators to be paid like college professors rather than like kindergarten teachers). His second essay discusses adult education but is a bit more vague.
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How can my congregation transform itself?
How can we re-dedicate ourselves to learning?
Learning is a key component of a congregation's culture. How can congregations and their members re-dedicate themselves to learning? This guide is a rich resource of detailed, practical, and inspiring information. It presents an overview of successful congregations, explains when and how to bring about change, and helps readers create a task force to help transform Jewish learning. A resource no congregation can do without.
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Neve Shalom/Wahat Al-Salam (the Hebrew and Arabic words for Oasis of Peace) is a community founded by Jews and Palestinians that is aimed at demonstrating the possibilities for living in peace while maintaining their respective cultural heritages and languages. The village schools represent a unique educational experience: an opportunity for Jewish and Palestinian children to learn together in a Hebrew-Arabic bilingual, bicultural, binational setting. This book, a result of the author's nine year study of the schools in the village, explores the psychological and social dimensions of this important educational endeavor.
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Jewish Education and Society in the High Middle Ages
Ephraim Kanarfogel
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An Observant Jew As An Inner-City Teacher.......1998-07-07
This is a first-hand account of how a newly observant young Chasidic teacher ended up teaching learning-disabled youngsters in an inner city school (a "tough neighborhood") and succeeded in becoming their teacher and friend. Written candidly and with a lively sense of humor, this is a heartening read.
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This unique book is designed to invigorate, enhance and promote adult learning. Dr. Diane Tickton Schuster's groundbreaking new book addresses key issues in the rapidly expanding field of Jewish adult education. Using stories of learners and teachers, as well as theories of adult development and education, Dr. Schuster provides insight into how Jewish adults learn and grow.
The search for understanding adult Jewish learning starts by seeking to understand people's individual experiences - Jewish Lives, Jewish Learning also chronicles many personal Jewish journeys.
Some of the questions this book tackles are:
-What prompts Jewish adults to begin to study texts?
-What obstacles need to be overcome for adult learners to feel safe and confident in their pursuit of more Jewish knowledge?
-What enriches the growth of adult students-and their teachers as well?
Jewish Lives, Jewish Learning covers many topics, including providing easy access to learning, aiding the quest for competence, understanding different kinds of learners, creating learner-centered education, supporting teacher development, and more. Drawing on research and experience, this book contains practical suggestions for professionals working with Jewish adults. Jewish Lives, Jewish Learning presents compelling and exciting new ways to reinvigorate adult Jewish learning while also providing important insights into adult faith development and spiritual journeys.
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Authoratative resource on adult Jewish education.......2004-05-26
In an engaging and clear way, Schuster weaves together a number of resources in teaching and learning, adult development, faith development, and adult education. Her text contributes to a theoretical understanding of adult learning, as she makes observations and conclusions about the effective learning she has seen. It also contributes to a practitioner's work in adult education, as she creates tools from her theory that can help an educator implement the practice she discusses. I am sure it will serve as the foundational work in this area.
All who are hungry, come and read!.......2004-04-02
"Jewish Lives, Jewish Learning" is a lively and useful study offering insight and tools for teachers and learners alike. Through a thorough knowledge of and facility in the field of adult development and adult learning as well as sensitive and compelling case studies, Diane Tickton Schuster illuminates the experience of Jewish seekers. "Jewish Lives, Jewish Learning" provides a framework for understanding the particular questions and circumstances of adult Jewish learners. By doing so, Schuster honors the journeys of adult learners, mirroring the honor that Jewish tradition has for learners of all levels. Much like the study of Talmud that uses a specific text to elaborate a set of related questions, this book opens out, includes and embraces the lives and the learning of adult Jews.
An Essential Resource Guide for Teaching Jewish Adults.......2004-04-01
Diane Schuster's Jewish Lives, Jewish Learning is a most valuable resource for rabbis, educators, program planners and anyone interested in enhancing the range and quality of educational opportunities for adult Jewish learning. Through an artful blending of individual learner's stories, theories of adult development and education, Schuster provides a thoroughly accessible resource that offers powerful insights into why adults pursue Jewish study and what they hope to obtain when they come to the study table. Schuster provides a wealth of practical strategies for engaging adults that will add meaning and depth to their lives and promote a passion for lifelong Jewish learning. The stories that open each chapter provide a compelling contextualization for the theories that inform her work. Particularly useful are the many tables throughout the book that summarize and reinforce her key points. This book will be the central address for teachers of Jewish adults for many years to come.
Conscious Approach to Adult Jewish Learning.......2004-03-25
This is a very valuable addition to the study of Jewish learning. Diane Schuster displays a respect for the adult learner,not seen before in Jewish education. Their social-psychological-spiritual motivation is paramount in her mind as she analyses needs and assesses approaches to greater and deeper study. Additionally the pragmatics of adult learning are addressed: classroom strategies, learner orientation, quality questions for the educator.
Worth every penny!
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This book includes over 50 tested models of Jewish Family Education and Family Life Education programs on holidays, observances, Bar/Bat Mitzvah, intergenerational issues, singles, birthing, and interfaith marriage. Formats include one-time family days, parallel learning programs, text study sessions, workshops and retreats.
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The CHAI Curriculum is designed to facilitate lifelong Jewish learning within Reform congregations. It is designed for Religious School students grades 2-7, Religious School teachers, Education Committees, congregational Boards of Directors, parents of children ages 0-14, and families with children ages 7-14. It focuses classroom learning on Torah, Avodah and G'milut Chasadim and expands beyond these topics in other educational programs. CHAI lessons are based on the "Understanding By Design" curriculum development model, which is widely used in the field of general education.
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This book takes the mystery out of the halachic responsibilities involved in raising children. It is clear, easy-to-use, and documented. All pertinent halachic details regarding children and Kashrus, Tznius, Yomim Tovim, Berachos, Shabbos, and more are included in this masterpiece.
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The identification of the factors predicting health behaviour has become a major focus of research in the field of health psychology and related disciplines. This awareness not only increases our understanding but also provides important targets for interventions to change health behaviour. Understanding and Changing Health Behaviour focuses on a range of key social cognitive factors in this process, using examples from an impressive breadth of applied settings that include smoking cessation, condom use and breast examination. The book features contributions from some of the best known researchers in the field.
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