Oren Kessler, author of Palestine 1936: The Great Revolt and the Roots of the Middle East Conflict, will be speaking at GRS about his book in cooperation with the UJA-JCC of Greenwich. His book won the 2024 Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature, was a finalist for a National Jewish Book Award, and was named one of the Wall Street Journal’s 10 best books of 2023. Books will be available for sale and can be autographed by the author.
“Oren Kessler’s account of the Great Revolt of 1936 shows how Jewish-Arab relations were altered ever after. The author finds human stories in a battle of ideas and identities, providing rare insight into the grim pattern of conflict.
“Proof that yesterday’s history is today’s news, Oren Kessler’s account of the Great Revolt of 1936 shows how Jewish-Arab relations were altered ever after. The author skillfully uses English, Hebrew and Arabic sources to find human stories in a battle of ideas and identities, providing rare insight into the grim pattern of conflict that grinds on in the region.” THE WALL STREET JOURNAL