Chad Nelson a publié une critique de Lioness par Francine Klagsbrun
Thorough examination of a complicated life
5 étoiles
I only just barely recognized Golda Mier's name when I started this as part of a book club, but I was absolutely gripped through all of the almost 900 pages of her life. Born in Kyiv in Tsarist Russia, as a child she moving with her family to Milwaukee to escape anti-Semitism and pogroms. Coming of age in America, she was deeply impact by the American labor movement of the 1910's, and she carried those socialist ideals with her when she emigrated to Palestine to become a settler and live on a kibbutz. Through her life is told the story of the creation of the state of Israel, from it's political struggles under English colonial rule, to it's attempts to construct a new government that could keep the promise to the millions of immigrants, to it's seemingly endless wars with neighboring countries. Klagsburn does a wonderful job of telling the …
I only just barely recognized Golda Mier's name when I started this as part of a book club, but I was absolutely gripped through all of the almost 900 pages of her life. Born in Kyiv in Tsarist Russia, as a child she moving with her family to Milwaukee to escape anti-Semitism and pogroms. Coming of age in America, she was deeply impact by the American labor movement of the 1910's, and she carried those socialist ideals with her when she emigrated to Palestine to become a settler and live on a kibbutz. Through her life is told the story of the creation of the state of Israel, from it's political struggles under English colonial rule, to it's attempts to construct a new government that could keep the promise to the millions of immigrants, to it's seemingly endless wars with neighboring countries. Klagsburn does a wonderful job of telling the story with Golda as the lead character without silencing the voices of those around her, and those opposed to her, both within and outside of Israel.