Exodus Calling [Hardcover]

Nissan Degani (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 333 pages
• Publisher: Herzl Pr (June 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0930832078
• ISBN-13: 978-0930832070
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.8 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,738,480 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars a good oral history of Jewish immigration to Eretz Israel, January 27, 1998

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David Blewett, ([e-mail]), Executive Dir... (New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Exodus Calling (Hardcover)

The story of the clandestine immigration ship, Exodus, is known to most people due to the best selling novel by Leon Uris. Many other books have tried to present more complete and historically accurate descriptions of the Exodus and the other clandestine Jewish immigrations to Palestine but none are as compelling or riveting as the recent publication, Exodus Calling, by Nissan Degani. This is the definitive book on the Exodus 1947.

It is the only oral history on this important aspect of Jewish history. Mr. Degani has interviewed many of the people who were on board the ship, including former Palyam colleagues who made up the crew and many of the refugees who sought a new start in their ancestral homeland. He has also spoken with several of the British sailors who were ordered to attack the ship. The English text is not always as polished as we might be accustomed to, but this only increases the sense of authenticity of what the people are saying. It is obvious that the people speak for themselves. This is their story as it has never been told before and it is as thrilling as it is heartbreaking.

As Nissan Degani has said, "The Exodus is the bridge that unites the founding of Zionism (1897) and the establishment of the modern State of Israel (1948). The Exodus demonstrates what the Zionist ideology can lead to -- a dynamic Jewish State."