{"product_id":"impossible-takes-longer-daniel-gordis-9780063239449","title":"Impossible Takes Longer: 75 Years After Its Creation, Has Israel Fulfilled Its Founders' Dreams?","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWINNER OF THE RABBI SACKS BOOK PRIZE \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA nuanced examination of the Israel's past, present, and future, after reaching its seventy-fifth anniversary and enduring its most challenging year ever, from the two-time National Jewish Book Award-winning author of \u003cem\u003eIsrael\u003c\/em\u003e. Revised and updated throughout for the paperback edition.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1948, Israel's founders sought a \"national home for the Jewish people,\" where Jewish life would be transformed. The state they ultimately made, says Daniel Gordis, is a place of extraordinary success and maddening disappointment, a story of both unprecedented human triumph and great suffering.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen it marked its seventy-fifth anniversary, Israel was in the throes of its most dangerous internal rupture ever. Then it was attacked from the outside and plunged into existential uncertainty. In light of those first seventy-five years and the earthquakes of 2023 that shook the country to its core, Gordis asks: Has Israel fulfilled the dreams of its founders? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUsing Israel's Declaration of Independence as his measure, Gordis weighs Israel's successes, critiques its failures, and acknowledges its inherent contradictions--ultimately suggesting that though it has often fallen short, the Jewish state is a success far beyond anything its founders could have imagined.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Daniel Gordis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0063239442\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780063239449\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ecco Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/11\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.01lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.06h x 6.14w x 1.42d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2022 pg. 14\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/09\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2023","brand":"Daniel Gordis","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44076412403967,"sku":"9780063239449","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_21a3f2f7-f838-41db-87cd-71b391460449.jpg?v=1685464849","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/impossible-takes-longer-daniel-gordis-9780063239449","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}