From Catastrophe To Power
In a book certain to generate controversy and debate, Idith Zertal boldly interprets a much revered chapter in contemporary Jewish and Zionist history: the clandestine immigration to Palestine of Jewish refugees, most of them Holocaust survivors, that was organized by Palestinian Zionists just after World War II. Events that captured the attention of the world, such as the Exodus affair in the summer 1947, are seen here in a strikingly new light.\ At the center of Zertal's book is the...
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"This is a book that excels in depth and richness . . . to teach you that real history is an unending tragedy and anytime that we come closer to ourselves, everything is searing, everything is sublime. This is a book both searing and sublime."—Shimon Peres"In my opinion From Catastrophe to Power is the most remarkable book on the twisted relation between the Holocaust and the creation of the State of Israel. It brilliantly shows how a group of clever people, namely the Mossad, organized the clandestine Jewish immigration in Palestine from 1945 to 1948, paving a way for crude politics in the midst of tragedy."—Pierre Vidal-Naquet
