To be a Free People – The Saga of Israel
(2005)
is a unique book that presents the canonic texts and pictures of Zionism and
modern Israel, in twelve chapters based on the Declaration of Independence. The
book includes three hundred texts: speeches, articles, letters, poems, excerpts
from private diaries, military documents, Biblical verses, Supreme Court
rulings, books and plays, prayers and songs.
To be a Free People – The Saga of
Israel brings to life the long march of Zionism, the
epic story of Israel, as told by the Bible and the Mishnah, Ben-Gurion and
Begin, Weizmann and Jabotinsky, Dayan and Sharon, Bialik and Alterman,
Trumpeldor and Rabin, Herzl and Rabbi Cook, Golda Meir and the poetess Rachel.
The book also includes more than four hundred
illustrations, paintings, posters, photographs, drawings, cartoons, stamps and
rare documents. It is an inspiring treasure of information and knowledge never
collected and published before.