Impossible Takes Longer

75 Years After Its Creation, Has Israel Fulfilled Its Founders’ Dreams?

De: Daniel Gordis

Narrado por: Rob Shapiro

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Good overview of Israeli and international views State of Israel

I like the author’s overviews: historic, Zionist and non-Zionist, Israeli and Arab, international and USA in particular. The author might have discussed Arab Jews in greater length, including their family histories, centuries long histories in Arab lands, changes in perceptions of them in the 20th century and Self-perceptions, and how this culturally Arab population integrated with the rest of Israel once home in the state of Israel.

I might read other books by the author but in general, being from the USA myself, I’m more interested in the different information from Jews who are not from the USA.

Important read

This is a great overview of Israel’s challenges, opportunities, and progress amidst immense challenges. Especially important today.

Nuanced and Thoughtful

Reading this post October 7th raises many more questions than answers, but the analysis overall is thought-provoking and balanced.
Minor performance annoyance: the reader mispronounced Hebrew and Arabic names of people and places more than a few times. Seems like a basic requirement for this recording would have been to verify and help the reader pronounce things correctly...
Would absolutely recommend this to anyone interested in understanding and thinking about Israel and the Jewish people.

As always, Gordis comes through

One of the great Jewish minds of our time. A must read for anyone interested in Israel

In depth analysis of many facets of Israel, Judaism and Zionism.

THIS BOOK FILLED IN MANY OF THE GAPS OF MY KNOWLEDGE. WELL WORTH THE EFFORT TO DISCOVER THE INNER WORKINGS OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL SOCIETY IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD.