Tidings from Zion
Helen Bentwich's letters from Jerusalem, 1919-1931
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Author
Contributions
- Glynn, Jenifer. - Contributor
Publication
2000 - I.B. Tauris Publishers in association with the European Jewish Publication Society, London, England
Language
English
Word Count
51,500 words, Guess
Page Count
206 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL6897058M
- ISBN-101860643493
- OCLC Control Number43539942
- OCLC Control Number43517086
- OCLC Control Number1140131684
and 2 more
- Library of Congress Control Number00699151
- Goodreads2757347
Classifications
- LCCDS125.3.B379 A4 2000
Description
"Living in Palestine as the wife of the British Attorney-General, Helen Bentwich was immersed in the politics and society of the early years of the British Mandate. Despite her connections she remained in some ways an outsider - a critical observer, writing candid weekly letters to her mother that give insight into the cauldron of races and traditions, the intolerance and the idealism, that lie behind the history of 20th-century Palestine and the foundation of the state of Israel. The selection of her letters in this book mixes political comment with details of personal life and gossip. The gossip reveals a society that has gone, but the political and religious problems are familiar today. Her family were well aware of the situation in Palestine, and she wanted to amuse rather than alarm them, but the frustrations and worries break through the letters' superficial cheerfulness to provide a picture of the period."--Bloomsbury Publishing.
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Genres
- Biography.
- Correspondence.
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