Israel

by Adam Garfinkle

Book Overview

In 1948 the world witnessed an extraordinary event: the birth of Israel. After nearly 2,000 years as a stateless people scattered across the globe and frequently persecuted by the societies in which they lived--most tragically during the Holocaust of World War II--Jews finally had a homeland in Palestine, the ancestral land of the Jewish people. In the years since 1948, Israel has become the Middle East's most powerful, and most democratic, country...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1422234436
• ISBN13: 9781422234433
• Release Date: January 2015
• Publisher: Mason Crest Publishers
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 4.18 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.5" x 9.6"
• Age Range: 12 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 7 to 12