Pillar of Fire

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Yigal Lossin is a senior producer at Israel Television. After studying Hebrew Literature and Philosophy at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem he began working in 1960 at Israel Radiö as journalist and writer of documentary programs. Between 1968-1972 he was U.S. correspondent and head of the New Vork office of Israel Radio and Television. Upon his return to Jerusalem in 1972 he was appointed director of the department of documentary films at Israel Television. In the years 1976-1981 he wrote and produced "Pillar of Fire," the highly-acclaimed television history of Israel's rebirth. "...the book is so magnificent that it is almost impossibleto find adequate superlatives for it. . . Lossin has done as excellent a job in editing the book as he did in the production of the film... (This) history of Zionism ... provides a tragic and noble record of a people moving from horror and humiliation to triumph and nobility." I f (Philip Gillon, "THE JERUSALEM POST") "The reader is ensured of many hours of surprise and excited admiration while reading his book." (Yoram Bronowski, "HA'ARETZ") "An important, monumental book - states in very clear language what the television series succeeded in bringing to every home in Israel../' (Moshe Ben-Shaul, "MAARIV") "The most wonderful collection of photographs that has ever been seen about the history of the Jewish People... Recommended to every Jewish home." (Dan Omer, "HAOLAM HAZEH") "In this volume there are many pictures never before seen - pictures which move the heart more than thousands of words. I predict that "Pillar of Fire" will be a bestseller." (Yaron London, "HA-IR") Vissza