Letters to an American Jewish Friend: A Zionist's Polemic [Paperback]

Hillel Halkin (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Jewish Publication Society (July 1977)
• ISBN-10: 0827602073
• ISBN-13: 978-0827602076
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.9 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,554,978 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

An author, journalist, and internationally renowned, awarding-winning translator, Hillel Halkin has translated several novels from Hebrew into English.

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A classic!, September 27, 2004

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A. Hein (Jerusalem, Israel) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Letters to an American Jewish Friend: A Zionist's Polemic (Paperback)

Excellent! It influenced me to make aliya (immigrate) to Israel. The situation has changed somewhat in the past few decades since Halkin wrote the book but the sentiments are still true today!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A moving essay on the meaning of living in a Jewish state, November 7, 2004

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Shalom Freedman "Shalom Freedman" (Jerusalem,Israel) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Letters to an American Jewish Friend: A Zionist's Polemic (Paperback)

This is an excellent book in which Halkin explains to an American friend his reasons for choosing to live in the Jewish state even though it involves considerable material sacrifice in comparison to the life in America. Halkin's hope for and vision of a normal Jewish society living in peace with its neighbors seems farther from realization today than when he wrote the book. But the book is still a well- written and thoughtful essay in explaining the special meaning of the Jewish state.