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Operation Solomon: The Daring Rescue of the Ethiopian Jews
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Operation Solomon: The Daring Rescue of the Ethiopian Jews Hardcover - 2004 - 1st Edition

by Spector, Stephen

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"Operation Solomon" was one of the most remarkable rescue efforts in modern history, in which more than 14,000 Ethiopian Jews were airlifted to Israel in little more than a day. Now, in this riveting volume, Spector offers the definitive account of this incredible story.

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New York: Oxford University Press. Fine copy in fine dust jacket. 2004. 1st. hardcover. 8vo, 279 pp. .
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  • Title Operation Solomon: The Daring Rescue of the Ethiopian Jews
  • Author Spector, Stephen
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition number 1st
  • Edition 1st
  • Condition Used - Fine copy in fine dust jacket
  • Pages 320
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Oxford University Press, New York
  • Date 2004
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index
  • Bookseller's Inventory # BOOKS107393I
  • ISBN 9780195177824 / 0195177827
  • Weight 1.38 lbs (0.63 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.52 x 6.48 x 1.06 in (24.18 x 16.46 x 2.69 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 1990's
    • Cultural Region: African
    • Cultural Region: East Africa
    • Cultural Region: Middle Eastern
    • Ethnic Orientation: Jewish
  • Library of Congress subjects Jews - Ethiopia - History - 20th century, Operation Solomon, 1991
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2004008347
  • Dewey Decimal Code 325.263

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Citations

  • Ingram Advance, 03/01/2005, Page 70
  • Multicultural Review, 09/01/2005, Page 86

About the author

Stephen Spector completed his Ph.D. at Yale and is Professor of English at Stony Brook University. He has written or edited seven books and has received numerous prizes, fellowships, and grants. Since 1973 he has taught a course on the English Language, focusing on making grammar and usage fun.