What Israel Means to Me: By 80 Prominent Writers, Performers, Scholars, Politicians, and Journalists

Personal and Passionate Reflections on the Land and Its People"The Mediterranean landscape, the exuberance of the Israelis, the way politics is a matter of life and death there-all these things beguiled me."-Erica Jong, author"What does Israel mean to me? Courage. The Israelis have more courage in their pinky finger than I have in my whole life."-Tovah Feldshuh, actress"It is an unparalleled story of tenacity and determination, of courage and renewal. And it is ultimately a metaphor for the triumph and enduring hope over the temptation of despair."-David Harris, Executive Director of the American Jewish Committee