The Genius of Israel: The Surprising Resilience of a Divided Nation in a Turbulent World -- Dan Senor, Hardcover Baker / Rigler / Michel Newbery Medalist Avi is back

Newbery Medalist Avi is back with a gripping exploration of the immigrant experience at the turn of the twentieth century

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The Genius of Israel: The Surprising Resilience of a Divided Nation in a Turbulent World -- Dan Senor, Hardcover Baker / Rigler / Michel Newbery Medalist Avi is backHow has a small nation of 9 million people, forced to fight for its existence and security since its founding and riven by ethnic, religious, and economic divides, proven resistant to so many of the societal ills plaguing other wealthy democracies? Why do Israelis have among the world's highest life expectancies and lowest rates of "deaths of despair" from suicide and substance abuse? Why is Israel's population young and growing while all other