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Miracles and Madness: Israel at 75
Tel Aviv was founded by the Jewish community on the outskirts of the ancient port city of Jaffa. (Getty Images)
In 1948, a handful of Jews performed an act of political resurrection when they re-established a state in the land of Israel. Daniel Gordis asks: Has it fulfilled its founders’ dreams?
By Daniel Gordis
05.17.23 — International
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Twenty-five years ago, my friend Rabbi Daniel Gordis and his family packed up their house in Los Angeles and immigrated to Israel. Those were the days when there were still people who believed in the Oslo peace process, the Israeli left was a force to be reckoned with, and much of Israel’s phenomenal growth had yet to happen. That was the year of the Je…

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Daniel Gordis
Daniel Gordis is Koret Distinguished Fellow at Shalem College & author of 13 books including the award-winning Israel: A Concise History of a Nation Reborn. He blogs and podcasts at “Israel from the Inside” on Substack.
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