The Two Zions
Author | : Edward Ullendorff |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 274 |
Release | : 1988 |
ISBN-10 | : UOM:39015013396489 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 (89 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Two Zions written by Edward Ullendorff and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1988 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a fascinating first-hand account of intellectual, political, and daily life in two vanished places: Jerusalem before the creation of Israel, and Ethiopia before the Marxist revolution. Ullendorff, who counted among his many eminent acquaintances Haile Sellassie, S.Y. Agnon, J.L. Magnes, Martin Buber, provides numerous eyewitness accounts of notable people and events, including the lost dream of Arab-Jewish accord, British conduct in Palestine, the promotion of Hebrew as a modern language, the Falashas, Ethiopian customs, and the political upheaval in Ethiopia that brought about the fall of Selassie.