Reddit reviews A Tale of Love and Darkness

If you're not just interested in a textbook, I highly recommend Amos Oz's memoirs, a Story of Love and Darkness. It tells the story of his and his family's life, in Europe, Mandatory Palestine, and early Israel.

Do not, I repeat, not watch the movie with Natalie Portman.

The Source by James A. Michener

• The Source is undeniably Historical Fiction. The other books aren't entirely historical fiction but are worth reading for anyone interested in Israel.
  
  
  O Jerusalem! by Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre
  
  
• This book provides an outstanding insight into the creation of the modern state of Israel. It's well-written enough to often read like historical fiction, even though it isn't.
  
  The Mossad: Israel's Secret Intelligence Service: Inside Stories by Dennis Eisenberg, Uri Dan, and Eli Landau
  
  A Tale of Love and Darkness by Amos Oz (I haven't read most of his other works, but you may find what you are looking for amidst his other works of fiction)

Yes!

Read My Promised Land by Ari Shavit
I would not be living here in Jerusalem if it weren't for this book.

Read A Tale of Love and Darkness

Listen to Meir Ariel

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