Jewish Schizophrenia in the Land of Israel - Hardcover

Forman, David J.

 
9789652292612: Jewish Schizophrenia in the Land of Israel

Synopsis

Forman, an internationally renowned human rights activist, provides insight into the contradictory behavior patterns of Israeli society, moving between macro and micro issues that dominate the Israeli scene. He paints a portrait of life in Israel that expresses conflicting emotions of exacerbation and exhilaration, and diagnoses the Israeli personality. His analysis is both penetrating and humorous. Forman is founder of Israeli Rabbis for Human Rights. Lacks a subject index. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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About the Author

David J. Forman, author of the highly acclaimed Israel on Broadway; America Off-Broadway - Jews in the New Millenium (Gefen), is an internationally renowned human rights activist. Founder of Israeli Rabbis for Human Rights, he was awarded the prestigious Knesset Prize for "Peace, Tolerance and Democracy." He has served as a deputy-commander in the Israeli army, founded the Jerusalem Council for Soviet Jewry and he lectures and writes extensively on social, political and religious issues in English and Hebrew. He lives with his family in Jerusalem.

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