YahrzeitGefen Publishing House Ltd, 2005 - 263 strani "A state is not handed to a people on a silver platter." -Haim Weizmann, first president of Israel, 1948. Four generations of strong, dedicated women live through one of the greatest, most intriguing and dangerous times in Jewish history - 120 years of Zionism. Spinning a web of struggle, joy, tragedy and love, Yahrzeit uncovers the dramatic journey of a family and the rebirth of a nation. In Yahrzeit (memorial days), the family matriarchs take us on a dramatic journey through time, during the most important events of modern history in Israel. These women are fortified through troubled times by the spirits and traditions of the past, and create their own tradition - the "Yahrzeit candle lighting ceremony." By perpetuating this ritual, started in Russia by one of the two matriarchs in 1880, the women of the family transform the days of the ancient holiday of Hannukah, the Jewish holiday celebrating independence and victory, into days of personal remembrance of the journey of a remarkable family during remarkable times. Continued in Jerusalem, Lebanon, Palestine, the United States and Israel, the Yahrzeit candle-lighting ceremony becomes a symbol of the love and inescapable commitment of these women toward their people and family alike. |
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Dvora 18821907 | 31 |
Rivka 19021913 | 55 |
Dvora and Shoshana 19081917 | 79 |
Rivka Dvora and Shoshana 19141919 | 103 |
Shoshana 19191930 | 127 |
Shoshana 19301940 | 153 |
Jordana 194O1941 | 181 |
1987 | 203 |
1987 | 225 |
1987 | 245 |
January 1987 | 261 |
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Arab asked Aviv baby beautiful became become blue body born bring British building busy called candles carrying colorful completely continued creating dancing dark daughter decided deep door dreams Dvora entire everything excited eyes face father feel felt finally friends gave girl give growing hand head hear heard heart Hebrew hope Isaac Israel Jerusalem Jewish Jews Jordana knew land learned leave light lives looked managed mind morning Moshe mother never night noticed Olga once opened parents returned Rivka sense Shoshana smile soul sounds spirits standing started stop stories street strong suddenly sure surprised surrounded sweet talking tell thought took tried trying Turks turned village voice waiting walked watched week whispered young Zichron