Miracle of Israel #1 - Aftermath of the Holocaust

 

Miracle of Israel #2 - Survivors & Sefardic Jews

Coming to grips with a civilization destroyed.

 

Miracle of Israel #3 - Test of Faith

The flame that sustained the Jews in the darkest days.

 

Miracle of Israel #4 - Rebuilding the Community

Jewish refugees seek shelter back in Poland or in DP camps.

 

Miracle of Israel #5 - Homeless and Stateless

The survivors' desperate attempts to locate lost relatives.

 

Miracle of Israel #6 - British Refugee Policy

For fear of jeopardizing oil interests, the British refuse to allow Jews into Israel.

 

Miracle of Israel #7 - Political Hopes

Ben Gurion brought the message of Zionism to the hopeless Holocaust refugees.

 

Miracle of Israel #8 - Jewish Response

The ragtag Jewish underground fights back against 100,000 British personnel.

 

Miracle of Israel #9 - Clandestine Immigration

Jewish refugees make a secret, treacherous journey to the Promised Land.

 

Miracle of Israel #10 - The Exodus Ship

The British refuse a boatload of desperate Holocaust survivors entry into Israel.

 

Miracle of Israel #11 - Pressing the British

The British arrest Jewish leaders, and Eleanor Roosevelt visits the refugees.

 

Miracle of Israel #12 - Public Opinion

American Jewry gets behind the Zionist cause, as the British defer to the United Nations.

 

Miracle of Israel #13 - Soviets and the UN

An Iron Curtain goes up in eastern Europe, and the United Nations seeks a solution in Palestine.

 

Miracle of Israel #14 - Diverse Jewish Groups

The impact of Zionism on Reform, Orthodox, and Sefardic Jewry.

 

Miracle of Israel #15 - UN Partition Plan

World powers endorse the formation of a Jewish state.

 

Miracle of Israel #16 - Arab Violence

The Zionist enterprise gives rise to massive anti-Semitism in Arab countries.

 

Miracle of Israel #17 - Siege of Jerusalem

Jewish settlements are attacked by various Arab legions.

 

Miracle of Israel #18 - Palestinian Refugees

Arab leaders promise to “liberate the land.”

 

Miracle of Israel #19 - Countdown to Confrontation

The British evacuate the Galilee region, while Jews disagree over the nature of the future state.

 

Miracle of Israel #20 - Independence and War

For the first time in 2,000 years, the Jews regain sovereignty over their ancient homeland.

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