First published 1995
Award-winning Israeli journalist Yossi Klein Halevi examines his transformation from Jewish extremist to advocate for peace between Jews and Gentiles. The book opens with Halevi's youth as an activist operating in America and the Soviet Union, driven by fierce devotion to Rabbi Meir Kahane's radical ideology. Halevi chronicles his gradual shift away from extremism toward moderation, exploring the personal and political forces that reshaped his worldview. The memoir captures the tension between militant activism and the search for understanding across religious and cultural divides. At its heart, this is a story about the possibility of change and the courage required to abandon certainty for the harder work of building bridges.
Genres: autobiography, biography-memoir, activism, jewish
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: personal-transformation, search-for-understanding
Setting: America, Soviet Union
Period: 20th-century
248 pages · Hardcover · Little Brown & Co