We’d like to extend a special thanks to the following photographers and institutions who graciously offered their excellent work to this project free of charge:
Photographers:
- Anthony Lyle (multiple photos)
- Eva Marie Everson
- Lawrie Cate
- Keith Allso
- Wayne McLean
Institutions:
- Israeli Government Press Office, (multiple photos)
- Central Zionist Archives (World Zionist Organization), (multiple photos)
- United Israel Appeal
Cover/Back Page: – Supernatural or Just Remarkable
“Western Wall Jerusalem Night,” by Wayne McLean, (jgritz) (Own work) [CC-BY-2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
“Israeli men celebrate on Jerusalem day,” Kobby Dagan/Shutterstock.com
“The blue and white national flag of Israel blowing in the wind,” Alice Kirichenko/Shutterstock.com
“Paratroopers at the Western Wall,” by David Rubinger, Israeli Government Press Office
“Azrieli towers,” by Eli Ventura, “Israel Photo Gallery – Free images of Israel”
“Tower of David Jerusalem,” by Wayne McLean, (jgritz) (Own work) [CC-BY-2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
“Arch of Titus Menorah,” by derivative work: Steerpike (talk) Arc_de_Triumph_copy.jpg: user: בית השלום (Arc_de_Triumph_copy.jpg) [CC-BY-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
“Female Kibbutz Workers,” Central Zionist Archives
“Theodor Herzl,” Carl Pietzner [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
“New Immigrants Arriving in Israel,” courtesy United Israel Appeal
“Parents giving children piggyback rides outdoors,” ESB Professional/Shutterstock.com
Spread 1 – “Have you ever wondered”
“State of Israel is Born,” Jerusalem Post, used with permission.
“Tower of David Jerusalem” – see Cover attribution
“Arch of Titus Menorah” – see Cover attribution
“Two Girls Holding Hugging The Israeli Flag,” Noam/Armonn/Israelimages
“Inauguration Celebration Of New Nahal Settlement Mei Ami In Wadi Ara 1963,” Hashomer Hatzair/Israelimages
“Hebrew Text from a portion of a Torah scroll” Matt Ragen/Shutterstock.com
Spread 2 – “To begin our investigation/Eternal People”
“Torah,” by Lawrie Cate, [CC-BY-2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Flickr
“Hebrew Text from a portion of a Torah scroll” – see Spread 1 attribution
Spread 3 – “BE SCATTERED THROUGHOUT THE EARTH/BE PERSECUTED”
“Arch of Titus Menorah” – see Cover attribution
“Leo Tolstoy,” [public domain]
“Auschwitz Fence,” by Keith Allso
“Auschwitz, Poland, Hungarian Jews getting off a deportation train,” Yad Vashem archives [public domain], Archival Signature 116DO4
Spread 4 – “All the peoples on earth will be blessed through you”
“Albert Einstein Head,” by Oren Jack Turner, Princeton, N.J. Modified with Photoshop by PM_Poon and later by Dantadd. [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons –
“Stanley Mazor,” by Ryan K Morris, National Science and Technology Medals Foundation
“Jonas Salk,” by iCollector.com
“John Adams,” by Asher Brown Durand [Public domain or Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Spread 5 – “Moreover, God called the Jewish people to express his character and his values to the world”
“Classic Scales of Justice,” Imagewell/Shutterstock.com
Spread 6 – “I will bless those who bless you and curse those who curse you”
“Statue of Liberty from ferry,” By O (Own work) [Public domain or CC-BY-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
“Houses of Parliament with Big Ben,” Claudio Divizia/Shutterstock.com
Spread 7 – “THE MIRACULOUS RETURN TO OUR HOMELAND/HOW WE WOULD RETURN”
“El Al Boeing 737-800 4X-EKC AMS 2012-10-7,” By Andre Wadman [GFDL 1.2 (http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/fdl-1.2.html)], via Wikimedia Commons
“New Immigrants Arriving in Israel” – see Cover attribution
“Iraqi immigrants to Israel,” שלזינגר פריץ, 1950, courtesy of Central Zionist Archives (World Zionist Organization), used with permission, item # PHKH\1280828 –
“Yemenites Go to Aden,” By Kluger Zoltan (Israeli National Photo Archive) [Public domain, GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html)], via Wikimedia Commons
“The First Group of ‘Youth Aliya’ Arriving at the Haifa Port,” Kluger Zoltan, Israeli Government Press Office, D842-062
Spread 8 – “THE REBIRTH OF ISRAEL AS A NATION/WATER FROM HEAVEN”
“Flag of Israel,” ©iStockphoto.com/Björn Kindler
“Eliezer ben Yehuda,” Ministry of Education and Culture, Israel [public domain]
“The Declaration of the Independence of the State of Israel,” by Kluger Zoltan, Israeli Government Press Office (public domain) –
“Beautiful blue rays background,” courtesy of www.psdgraphics.com
“Quiet Kinneret,” courtesy of Anthony Lyle, voxvetus.files.wordpress.com
Spread 9 – “THE DESERT SHALL BLOSSOM”
“Mark Twain I,” Abdullah frères [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
“Desert image,” courtesy of Anthony Lyle, voxvetus.files.wordpress.com
“Tree in a Field,” by Its-Only-Stock, deviantart.com
“Hebrew Text from a portion of a Torah scroll” – see Spread 1 attribution
“Green Hills of Israel,” by travelingthmiddleeast.com
Spread 10 – “PROSPERING IN THE LAND”
“Stock Market Chart,” Sony Sivanandan/www.123rf.com
“Night city Tel Aviv at sunset Israel,” slidezero/BigStockPhoto.com
“Tel Aviv 1909,” By Avraham Soskin (1881 – 1963) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Spread 11 – “WEALTH OF THE NATIONS/THE MIRACLE OF SURVIVAL”
“Stock Market Chart” – see Spread 10 attribution
“Warren Buffett,” by Globe-Photos, via imagecollect.com
“Bill Gates,” by Acepixs, via imagecollect.com
“Flag of Israel” – see Spread 8 attribution
“Israeli Soldiers Salute,” by Israel Defense Forces, [CC BY NC 2.0]
“Ben Gurion – Gylfi Gíslason 1958,” By PRIDAN MOSHE (http://147.237.72.31/topsrch/datafile/wwwm5948.gif) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Spread 12 – “THE MIRACLE OF SURVIVAL”
“Israel Defense Forces – Life of Lt. Gen. Yitzhak Rabin, 7th IDF Chief of Staff in photos (14),” By Ilan Bruner אילן ברונר (http://www.flickr.com/people/45644610@N03) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
“Paratroopers at the Western Wall” – see Cover attribution
“WAR OF INDEPENDENCE. ISRAELI ARMY AFTER A BATTLE VICTORIOUS,” Government Press Office, D287-097
“Golda Meir and Richard Nixon”, courtesy White House Photo Office Collection [public domain]
“Paratroopers Brigade Reconnaissance Batallion in Live-Fire Drill,” by Israel Defense Forces, via Flickr [CC BY NC 2.0]
“Flag of Israel” – see Spread 8 attribution
Spread 13 – “GOD PROMISED”
“Mount Hermon,” by Eva Marie Everson
Spread 14 – “What do we conclude from all this evidence?”
“Arch of Titus Menorah” – see Cover attribution
“Blaise Pascal,” Library of Congress LC-USZ62-66282, [Public domain]
“Albert Einstein,” Ferdinand Schmutzer [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
“Menachem Begin,” by U.S. Air Force, [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
“Golda Meir,” By Marion S. Trikosko [Public domain], Library of Congress, U.S. News & World Report Magazine Collection, via Wikimedia Commons
“Yemenite Rabbi with radio,” Prints & Photographs Division, [LC-DIG-matpc-03285], G. Eric and Edith Matson Photograph Collection, [Public domain]
“Elderly Jewish man,” Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, [LC-DIG-matpc-06346], G. Eric and Edith Matson Photograph Collection, [Public domain]
“Parents giving children piggyback rides outdoors” – see Cover attribution
“Officer Course for Infantry Command,” by Israel Defense Forces, via Flickr [CC BY NC 2.0]
“Desert Reconnaissance Battalion Special Training, Nov 2010,” by Israel Defense Forces, via Flickr [CC BY NC 2.0]
“Hebrew Text from a portion of a Torah scroll” – see Spread 1 attribution
Spread 15 – “So What’s Next?”
“Western Wall Panoramic,” By Assaf Shtilman (Own work) [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC-BY-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
“Man Wrapped in Israeli Flag at Western Wall,” by Ariel Schalit, Associated Press, ID 110601034801