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  • Exodus
    Leon Uris - Bantam Book, Doubleday & Co., Inc. - 1958

    Story of the return to Zion in 1948.

  • The Chosen
    Chaim Potok - Fawcett Publications, Inc., Greenwich, CT - 1967

    This book is a story which offers a deep, sympathetic insight into the variety of Jewish traditions and heritage. It is interesting as social commentary and simply as a good story.

  • The Haj
    Leon Uris - Bantam Book (Doubleday & Co.), NY

    Novel about relations between Arabs & Jews in midst of conflict. Very helpful for understanding mind-set of Arabs. Not for faint-hearted – some subject matter offensive.

  • The Promise
    Chaim Potok - Fawcett Crest, New York - 1969

    This is a brilliant fulfillment to The Chosen.

  • The Source
    James A. Michener - Random House, New York - 1965

    The story human striving for law and justice, love and faith centered at the archaeological dig of Makor, the source. While the characters are fictional, the story is solidly founded on historical research and archaeological evidence.