Ben-Gurion: A Biography [Hardcover]

Michael Bar-Zohar (Author)

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Text: English, Hebrew (translation) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Hardcover
• Publisher: Doubleday (August 1971)
• ISBN-10: 0385093098
• ISBN-13: 978-0385093095
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,470,611 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Born in Bulgaria, grew up in Israel, studied in Jerusalem and in France (Ph.D. in Political Science), fought in four Israeli-Arab wars (1956, 1967, 1973, 1982), spent nine years beside David Ben-Gurion, Israel's founder, became a fervent supporter of peace between Israel and her neighbors, served two terms in Parliament, Professor at Haifa University then at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, represented Israel at the Council of Europe, wrote more than 30 books and a few screenplays,won several awards including the French Academy award, the Ben-Gurion award, the International migration award and was knighted by the President of France as Chevalier de la Legion d'Honneur

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A solid biography of a great leader, September 20, 2005

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This review is from: Ben-Gurion: A biography (Hardcover)

Bar- Zohar knows Israeli political life from inside. He is also a skilled writer. He tells the story of David Ben- Gurion in a very richly detailed and historically accurate way. Ben- Zohar basically sympathizes with Ben- Gurion and appreciates the decisive role he played, the unique role he played in doing the impossible, and bringing into being a Jewish state after two- thousand years of Exile, and with very shaky support for it in the world. Zohar does not stop there and tells the whole story of Ben- Gurion's political leadership, pioneering vision, and final years at Sde Boker.