Israel Sela
ASIN: B016D56PYK
Publisher: Kotarim International Publishing, Ltd.
Pages: 236
This autobiographical novel tells the riveting personal account of rising out of the ruinsand the struggle for survival.Dr. Israel Sela – whose father was a Druze who converted to Judaism and whose mother was Jewish – tells his moving life story, from his parents’ failed marriage to his becoming an acclaimed figure in education.Sela’s doctoral thesis studied the cultural phenomenon of intermarriage between Jews and Arabs in Israel, which led him to participate in peace talks in Jordan as part ofthe Geneva initiative. His life story is a model for a population that is in needof nurturing, encouragement, and help toward achieving its goals. Dr. Sela, a true Israeli and humanist at his core, manages, in his book, to touch upon the national, social, cultural, and human experience in Israel.“A beautiful and fascinating life story, with a positive ending – that he became an educator. ...