Israel Today is the perfect and complete introduction for anyone from high school age and up who wants to understand Israel’s youthful enthusiasm, her indomitable spirit, as well as her political, cultural and economic position in the world.

Here are colorful descriptions of Israel’s major cities: Haifa, Tel Aviv, and Jerusalem; an account of the immigration from Poland and Russia; of the ancient Yeminite Jews, and the Jews of Djerba; exciting new information about the Dead Sea Scrolls; the incredible story of the opening of the desert from Beersheba to Elath; fascinating highlights of the folkways of Israel: her jokes, multilingual slang, her customs, art, music, and theatre.