88: Signed, Sealed, Delivered? Pinchas Rosen
Israel Story
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The Relationship Between My Grandfather and the Declaration of Independence
I was astonished driving from the airport up to Jerusalem, passed all the burned-out tanks and armoured vehicles. He was much more my granddad than he was a political or historical figure for me. None of his family, immediate family, left now, live in Israel. Of course we feel a sense of affinity, but not a sense of personal identification. His grandfather would be deeply disappointed that Felix wasn't ultra-orthodox Jewish. If I was going to emigrate from the UK, where would I think of going? Israel would not be immediately top of my list.
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