Born in Jerusalem, Born Palestinian - A Memoir

Informationen zum Autor Jacob Nammar was born in Jerusalem in 1941. He is a retired business executive. He lives in San Antonio, Texas. Klappentext ?When Jacob Nammar was a young boy growing up in Harret al-Nammareh, his family, his friends, and the streets of his West Jerusalem neighborhood were the center of his life. It wasnt long, however, before his existence was turned upside down when his family was forced out of their home during al-nakba, the catastrophe that resulted in the ethnic cleansing of nearly 750,000 natives and the destruction of over 500 Palestinian villages and towns. In this heartwarming memoir, Jacob paints a vivid portrait of Palestinian lifefrom his childhood days in pre-1948 Jerusalem, the struggles of the Palestinian community under Israeli rule, to his ultimate decision to leave for America at age 23. Readers will laugh, cry, and be inspired by this charming coming of age story set amid the backdrop of one of the most tragic historical events that engulfed the region.

Product details

• Authors: Jacob J. Nammar
• Publisher: Interlink pub group
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.03.2012
• EAN: 9781566568869
• ISBN: 978-1-56656-886-9
• No. of pages: 224
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 200 mm x 12 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Biographies, autobiographies; Israel, Ethnic Studies, Biography: general, Autobiography: general, Memoirs, HISTORY / Middle East / Israel & Palestine, Middle Eastern history, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Memoirs, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Cultural & Regional, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Arab & Middle Eastern, Ethnic studies / Ethnicity