Still Looking Forward

"I have had a front seat on Jewish history..." In this book, Elaine Winik shares a series of essential moments in her life, taking us behind the scenes of one of the great episodes of Jewish history: the rebuilding of a people after the tragedy of the Holocaust. She recounts her friendships with Ben Gurion, Shimon Peres and Golda Meir; her fundraising efforts to build schools for Druse refugees; her aid to Russian immigrants. 214 pages; 16 pages of b&w photos; 9.5 x 6 inches.