Leon Uris
3) Exodus
Author
Physical Desc
626 pages : maps ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
The story of the birth of the nation of Israel and its struggle for existence told through the eyes of an American nurse and an Israeli freedom fighter.
4) The haj
Author
Physical Desc
14 unnumbered pages, 525 pages : maps ; 18 cm
Language
English
Description
The Middle East is the powerful setting for this sweeping tale of a land where revenge is sacred and hatred noble. Where an Arab ruler tries to save his people from destruction but cannot save them from themselves.
5) Exodus
Series
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 208 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
This film dramatizes part of the Israeli independence moment, dealing with various factions involved in the internecine struggle between the moderate Haganah and the radical terrorist Irgun Zvai Leumi. Interspersed throughout are segments showing the migration of European Jews to the new land, paying special attention to the ragged survivors of Nazi death camps on board the vessel Exodus, blockaded in a Cyprus harbor by British warships. The film...