Yes, It's Possible - Softcover

Ehud Diskin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9652296562 ISBN 13: 9789652296566

Publisher: Gefen Publishing House, 2015

Synopsis

Ehud Diskin's mother wanted him to play it safe when he was drafted into the Israel Defense Forces. Instead, he volunteered for one of the IDF's most dangerous assignments in a move that altered the course of his life. In Yes, It's Possible; a compelling new translation of his Hebrew memoir, Diskin recounts his fascinating and tumultuous life story first as a child in besieged Jerusalem and growing up alongside the State of Israel.

Ehud Diskin reached a rank of a full colonel in the IDF and fought as a commander in the armor forces in three wars. He worked closely with famous generals, politicians and prime ministers. He shares with the reader interesting stories not known to the general public. In the Yom Kippur war, he was the operation officer of the first brigade to cross the Suez Canal as part of the division of General Ariel Sharon. Diskin tell us how Sharon brilliantly turned that catastrophic war into a victories one. Along the way, he studied and earned a PhD in financial management. He married a Jewish American woman and moved to the U.S. Sadly, it did not work out and he had to start all over again. With plenty of hard work and little luck, he reached success against all odds. He shares with the readers his road and his tips to achieving success. As an American and an Israeli, he shares his view of the place of Israel in the American Jewish community and the political situation of Israel.

Yes, It's Possible is full of captivating stories, funny anecdotes, and nostalgia for the little Israel of bygone days, along with the penetrating human insights of a sharp and successful businessman.

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About the Author

Ehud Diskin was born in Jerusalem in 1944. As a soldier and officer, he fulfilled a series of combat roles in Israels wars. Meanwhile he attended the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and earned a PhD in business management. He has succeeded impressively as a businessman in the United States, and today divides his time between Los Angeles and Tel Aviv.

Review

Yes, It's Possible is a very interesting, and captivating book.

Ehud Diskin was born in Jerusalem a few years before the formation of the State of Israel... Diskin describes his memories of his childhood at the time. Fascinating. I love reading the histories of people at the time with their first-hand accounts of what the times were like. This also includes the larger portion of the book where he remembers his considerable time in the IDF, and specifically the parts where he describes his roles in the various wars.

I found it fascinating how he advanced to the rank of full Colonel... Diskin told them what he wanted, what he expected, and they complied. His rise in the ranks was definitely not the standard way it works... Diskin made demands, demands that to the reader (may) seem unreasonable, but he was good at his job and that gave him the power to make those demands.

...Diskin describes how he went into the business world and eventually succeeded, after some very difficult periods. While he had some connections from the army that helped along the way, Diskin was a self-made successful businessman, and his insights and memories along the way describing how it happened are interesting. Especially how he did not wallow in his failures - either his personal failures or his business failures, and always found a way to turn things around for himself.

Even though Ehud Diskin is not a world leader, he has a very interesting, and fascinating at times, tale to tell in Yes, It's Possible. --Life in Israel Blog

About this edition

• Publisher: Gefen Publishing House
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 9652296562
• ISBN 13: 9789652296566
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 354