The Founding of Israel: The Journey to a Jewish Homeland from Abraham to the Holocaust
‘Here [In the State if Israel] their spiritual, religious and political identity was shaped. Here they first attained statehood, created cultural values of national and universal significance, and gave the world the Eternal Book of Books.’ David Ben-Gurion, 14 May 1948

Seventy years ago in 1948 the State of Israel came into being amidst great controversy. For many, the Jews did not belong in Palestine and around them many nations sought to eradicate the new state from the map.

How did the State arise? What led to the founding of Israel?

This book sets out to give a chronological journey of the Jewish people from the time Abraham came out of the land of Ur 3,000 years ago, until 6 million of them died in the horror of the Holocaust under Hitler and his Nazi regime.

It recounts the many expulsions from the land in which they lived, the suffering under Babylonians, Greek, Persians, the destruction of their Temple in Jerusalem in 70 AD, and finally, genocide and the expulsion by the Romans in 132 AD creating a diaspora across the world.

The Jews would be charged with killing God and throughout the following centuries would be expelled from countries, burned alive after being locked in Synagogues and at the stake, have all their property seized and herded into ghettoes. All of this until that fatal Holocaust, which attempted to wipe them from the face of the earth.

This book recounts their story to achieve a homeland , using a wide-range of historical documents to tell the story of humiliation, suffering, poverty and death. It tells of religious persecution that would not let them rest, and as their journey enters the twentieth century, gives a behind-the-scenes look at how governments manipulated the Middle East and exacerbated divisions.
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The Founding of Israel: The Journey to a Jewish Homeland from Abraham to the Holocaust
‘Here [In the State if Israel] their spiritual, religious and political identity was shaped. Here they first attained statehood, created cultural values of national and universal significance, and gave the world the Eternal Book of Books.’ David Ben-Gurion, 14 May 1948

Seventy years ago in 1948 the State of Israel came into being amidst great controversy. For many, the Jews did not belong in Palestine and around them many nations sought to eradicate the new state from the map.

How did the State arise? What led to the founding of Israel?

This book sets out to give a chronological journey of the Jewish people from the time Abraham came out of the land of Ur 3,000 years ago, until 6 million of them died in the horror of the Holocaust under Hitler and his Nazi regime.

It recounts the many expulsions from the land in which they lived, the suffering under Babylonians, Greek, Persians, the destruction of their Temple in Jerusalem in 70 AD, and finally, genocide and the expulsion by the Romans in 132 AD creating a diaspora across the world.

The Jews would be charged with killing God and throughout the following centuries would be expelled from countries, burned alive after being locked in Synagogues and at the stake, have all their property seized and herded into ghettoes. All of this until that fatal Holocaust, which attempted to wipe them from the face of the earth.

This book recounts their story to achieve a homeland , using a wide-range of historical documents to tell the story of humiliation, suffering, poverty and death. It tells of religious persecution that would not let them rest, and as their journey enters the twentieth century, gives a behind-the-scenes look at how governments manipulated the Middle East and exacerbated divisions.
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The Founding of Israel: The Journey to a Jewish Homeland from Abraham to the Holocaust

The Founding of Israel: The Journey to a Jewish Homeland from Abraham to the Holocaust

by Martin Connolly
The Founding of Israel: The Journey to a Jewish Homeland from Abraham to the Holocaust

The Founding of Israel: The Journey to a Jewish Homeland from Abraham to the Holocaust

by Martin Connolly

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‘Here [In the State if Israel] their spiritual, religious and political identity was shaped. Here they first attained statehood, created cultural values of national and universal significance, and gave the world the Eternal Book of Books.’ David Ben-Gurion, 14 May 1948

Seventy years ago in 1948 the State of Israel came into being amidst great controversy. For many, the Jews did not belong in Palestine and around them many nations sought to eradicate the new state from the map.

How did the State arise? What led to the founding of Israel?

This book sets out to give a chronological journey of the Jewish people from the time Abraham came out of the land of Ur 3,000 years ago, until 6 million of them died in the horror of the Holocaust under Hitler and his Nazi regime.

It recounts the many expulsions from the land in which they lived, the suffering under Babylonians, Greek, Persians, the destruction of their Temple in Jerusalem in 70 AD, and finally, genocide and the expulsion by the Romans in 132 AD creating a diaspora across the world.

The Jews would be charged with killing God and throughout the following centuries would be expelled from countries, burned alive after being locked in Synagogues and at the stake, have all their property seized and herded into ghettoes. All of this until that fatal Holocaust, which attempted to wipe them from the face of the earth.

This book recounts their story to achieve a homeland , using a wide-range of historical documents to tell the story of humiliation, suffering, poverty and death. It tells of religious persecution that would not let them rest, and as their journey enters the twentieth century, gives a behind-the-scenes look at how governments manipulated the Middle East and exacerbated divisions.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781526737151
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Publication date: 06/01/2018
Pages: 248
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Martin Connolly has a wide and varied background in Holocaust studies, Religion, Psychology and History, publishing books and articles in these fields. He has cooperated with the BBC in a short video documentary and taken part in many radio shows on his football book, 'The Miners’ Triumph'. His book 'Mary Ann Cotton - Dark Angel', received excellent reviews and was a No. 1 Amazon bestseller.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements viii

Introduction x

Chapter 1 From Abraham to the Assyrian Conquest 1

Chapter 2 Origins - A Journey begins 9

Chapter 3 By The Rivers Of Babylon: Longing For Home 15

Chapter 4 Under Rome: The Road To Freedom Blocked 21

Chapter 5 Terror On The Journey: Islam and the Crusades 38

Chapter 6 Devastation In Judea, Persecution In Europe 53

Chapter 7 Sheltering Under The Ottomans 62

Chapter 8 Assistance On The Journey Home 81

Chapter 9 War And The Ending Of Empires 116

Chapter 10 The British Mandate 129

Chapter 11 A Journey Through Terror 143

Chapter 12 The Rise of Hitler, War and A Journey to Death 151

Chapter 13 Home At Last 165

Chapter 14 Reflections - 70 Years On 183

Appendix 1 Some of Israel's Scientific Achievements Over 70 Years 193

Appendix 2 Israeli's Declaration of Independence 199

Endnotes 203

Bibliography 210

Index 229

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