Panther In The BasementHarperCollins, 1 жовт. 1998 р. - 160 стор. From “a great and true voice of our time” (Washington Post Book World), comes this story of Proffy, a twelve-year-old living in Palestine in 1947. When Proffy befriends a member of the occupying British forces who shares his love of language and the Bible, he is accused of treason by his friends and learns the true nature of loyalty and betrayal. Translated by Nicholas de Lange. |
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... British left the country and the State of Israel was born out of the midst of war. One morning these words appeared on the wall of our house, painted in thick black letters, just under the kitchen window: PROFI BOGED SHAFEL, "Proffy is ...
... British left the country and the State of Israel was born out of the midst of war. One morning these words appeared on the wall of our house, painted in thick black letters, just under the kitchen window: PROFI BOGED SHAFEL, "Proffy is ...
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... British were casting a deep shadow, and that the Hebrew nation was called upon to withstand the test. I left the house, looking all around me, as in the movies, to make sure no one was watching me: a strange man in sunglasses, for ...
... British were casting a deep shadow, and that the Hebrew nation was called upon to withstand the test. I left the house, looking all around me, as in the movies, to make sure no one was watching me: a strange man in sunglasses, for ...
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... British minister Ernest Bevin said in Parliament in London that the Jews are a stubborn race, he did a Balaam." Mr. Gihon had a habit of seasoning his lessons with witticisms that were not funny. He often used his wife as the butt of ...
... British minister Ernest Bevin said in Parliament in London that the Jews are a stubborn race, he did a Balaam." Mr. Gihon had a habit of seasoning his lessons with witticisms that were not funny. He often used his wife as the butt of ...
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... British persecutor. Signed: FOD Organization, General Command, Department of Internal Security and Interrogation. NB: bring sweater, water bottle, and proper shoes because the ques- tioning may last all night." First of all I corrected ...
... British persecutor. Signed: FOD Organization, General Command, Department of Internal Security and Interrogation. NB: bring sweater, water bottle, and proper shoes because the ques- tioning may last all night." First of all I corrected ...
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... British rule. A stone city sprawling over hilly slopes. Not so much a city as isolated neighborhoods separated by fields of thistles and rocks. British armored cars sometimes stood at the street corners with their slits almost closed ...
... British rule. A stone city sprawling over hilly slopes. Not so much a city as isolated neighborhoods separated by fields of thistles and rocks. British armored cars sometimes stood at the street corners with their slits almost closed ...
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