Gaza Forever – Hebrew

description of book Gaza Forever – Written by author and lecturer Israel Shapira, and edited by veteran Israelite guides and scholars Ze’ev H. (Jabo) Erlich, z”l. Gaza was not always a hornet’s nest infested with terrorists. At various times, the city was under Jewish rule, a Jewish community flourished in the city led by Torah scholars, and holy books were printed there. In this book, we will review extensive parts of the city’s Jewish history, including unknown details: Is the mountain to which the hero Samson carried the city gates, and the building he brought down on its inhabitants with his cry “My soul shall die with the Philistines,” still to be found? What did the famous Mishnah commentator Rabbenu Ovadia of Bartanura write in his letter after his visit to Gaza? How many ancient synagogues were there in the city, and what made them unique? Which Rebbe visited the grave of the Kabbalist and poet Rabbi Israel Najara, the rabbi of Gaza City? Who was the last rabbi of Gaza, who lived in brotherhood with the Muslim Mufti, and even wrote an anti-Christian book with him? This book brings together testimonies, photographs, and numerous findings from Jewish life in Gaza over the past 2,000 years, according to ancient sources and the research of the best experts in modern times, and is now in its second and expanded edition. The magazine was written by the author and lecturer Israel Shapira, and edited by the veteran guide and researcher of the Land of Israel, Zeev H. (Jabo) Erlich. Rabbis, researchers, and army generals enjoyed reading this book – follow in their footsteps.