Sister of Zion
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| Rating | : | 4.88 (549 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 9652298468 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 200 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-03-19 |
| Language | : | English |
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This is Danon's second book. Ruth Danon has an MSc in Agricultural Sciences from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Her book about Atarot, the first settlement in the Judean mountains and Danon's birthplace which was conquered by the Arab Legion in 1948 was published in Hebrew by Ariel Publishing House in 2007.
(Sister) Canetti s life story as told by Ruth Danon is intertwined with the history of the Jewish Yishuv in Mandate Palestine and, subsequently, the young state of Israel. --Yossi Goldstein, Directly received from Prof. A random encounter in the middle of the Six Days War between a young Israeli military doctor Yehuda Danon - and Regine Canetti, a nun in the Sisters of Sion convent which is located in the Old City of Jerusalem, reveals the intense and breath taking story of a young Jewish girl that was driven to the cradle of Catholicism by the circumstances of life. With love and sensitivity, Ruth Danon skillfully tells a real story about Canetti's life and misgivings, her unique encounter with Israeli society, and her long-t
But when the boat sank in a storm, Regine lost half her family. Alone in a strange land, her choices steered her toward her path in life, to new encounters and travels, and to an ancient-new religion. A chance encounter in a convent in Jerusalem's Old City at the height of the Six-Day War reveals the thrilling biography of a young Jewish girl whose life circumstances brought her into the arms of the Catholic faith. Forced to flee Bulgaria during the Second World War, Regine Canetti and her family boarded an illegal immigrant ship headed for Eretz Israel. Retold by her good friend Ruth Danon, in a first person narrative called 'magnificent, moving, and almost unbelievable' by Israeli author and literary critic Ehud Ben-Ezer, the life story of Sister Regine highlights the tragedy of the White Paper restrictions on Jewish immigration during the British mandate, the relations between Jews and the Church following the Second Vatican Convention, and the experience of life in Israel during some of its critical moments in history.
Efrati said A Jewish nun in Jerusalem. This is the sad story of a Jewish holocaust survivor who manages to reach the shores of Palestine during the Second World War -- and then becomes a Catholic nun. The writer tries to convince us that the nun is at peace with her decision. I for one am not convinced. But in the course of her life story we get an invaluable insight into the cloistered life of a convent as it once was.. "Five Stars" according to Duchess2016. AWESOME BOOK!! I plan on reading it again!!. Polly said A wonderfully written and powerful true story.. A wonderfully written and powerful first person account of how the decisions of those in power can plunge us into the life of a refugee and forever change our destiny. This story is more poignant as it is being played out over and over in our world today.