Format:
Online-Ressource (xv, 279 p)
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ill
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25 cm
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2009 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:
0195177827
Content:
"Operation Solomon" was one of the most remarkable rescue efforts in modern history, in which more than 14,000 Ethiopian Jews were airlifted to Israel in little more than a day. This volume offers an account of this incredible story, based on over 200 interviews and exclusive access to confidential documents. It is an account of a heroic rescue
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-268) and index
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Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; Introduction: From King Solomon to Operation Solomon: History, Faith, and the Ethiopian Aliyah; ONE: Restoring Diplomatic Relations-Conceiving the Aliyah: July 1988-January 1990; TWO:The AAEJ Accelerates the Process: February-April 1990; THREE: A Potential Catastrophe: May-June 1990; FOUR: Eggs-Uri Lubrani-Cluster Bombs: July-October 1990; FIVE: Carrots, Not Carats-The Kitchen Cabinet: November-December 1990; SIX: The Doomsday Scenario-The Falash Mura: January-February 1991; SEVEN: Mengistu's Chestnuts-The Ante: March 1991
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EIGHT: Taking the Chips Away-The Cordon Sanitaire-Rudy Boschwitz: April 1-18, 1991NINE: The Boschwitz Mission-Setting the Price: April 24-29, 1991; TEN: Playing Poker with Sechel: May 1-19, 1991; ELEVEN: The Final Week: Mengistu's Flight-Closing the Deal: Monday, May 20-Wednesday, May 22, 1991; TWELVE: "The Wings of History": Thursday, May 23, 1991; THIRTEEN: Operation Solomon: 4:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m., Friday, May 24, 1991; FOURTEEN: Operation Solomon, Continued: 3:00 p.m., Friday, May 24-3:00 p.m., Saturday, May 25, 1991; Epilogue; APPENDIX 1 Annual Emigration from Addis Ababa to Israel
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APPENDIX 2 The Number of People Brought to Israel in Operation SolomonAPPENDIX 3 A Conversation with Kassa Kebede; Notes; Glossary of Names and Terms; Bibliography; Index;
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Restoring diplomatic relations, conceiving the Aliyah : July 1988-January 1990 -- The AAEJ accelerates the process : February-April 1990 -- A potential catastrophe : May-July 1990 -- Chomanesh and Dan'el -- Eggs : Uri Lubrani : cluster bombs : July-October 1990 -- Carrots, not carats : the kitchen cabinet : November-December 1990 -- The doomsday scenario : the Falash Mura : January-February 1991 -- Mengistu's chestnuts : the ante : March 1991 -- Taking the chips away : the Cordon Sanitaire : Rudy Boschwitz : April 1-18, 1991 -- The Boschwitz Mission : setting the price : April 24-29, 1991 -- Playing poker with sechel : May 1-19, 1991 -- The final week : Mengistu's flight : closing the deal : Monday-Wednesday, May 20-22, 1991 -- The wings of history : Thursday, May 23, 1991 -- Operation Solomon : Friday, May 24, 1991, 4:00 AM-3:00 PM -- Operation Solomon, continued : Friday, 3:00 PM-Saturday, 3:00 PM -- Chomanesh crosses the Red Sea.
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780195177824
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Operation Solomon : The Daring Rescue of the Ethiopian Jews
Language:
English
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