Brother Enemy

by Robert Elmer

Book Overview

The fighting between Jews and Arabs in the chaotic times leading up to the British withdrawal from Palestine in 1948 brings hardship and danger to both Dov, the young Jewish refugee from Poland, and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0764222988
• ISBN13: 9780764222986
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Bethany House Publishers
• Length: 171 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.3" x 8.0"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7

Customer Reviews

Nice Adventure Book for Young People!

Looking for a nice adventure book for a young lady or a young man? Look no farther then this book "Brother Enemy", book #4 in the Promise of Zion series. This book picks up with Dov Zalinski, a young Jewish man in Jerusalem, who is hoping to find his brother, Natan. He believes that Natan is his only surviving relative. Dov is a Holocaust survivor, and proves to be a very quick witted young man. His quick wit and survival instincts come in very handy has he makes his way through a Jerusalem that is being systematically destroyed by bombings.He has a good friend in Emily Parkinson, another quick witted young person. However, Emily has a problem in helping her young friend, her father. Her father is an officer in the British Army and he is actively trying to find any Jewish people who are trying to regain their land. However, other members of Emily's family, her Aunt Rachel and Uncle Anthony working to help the Jewish people by witnessing to them about Jesus. Emily's aunt and uncle find themselves shoved almost into the middle of the Jewish resistance movement.The book has a lot of research and wonderful history tied into it. You can't help but have your curiosity peaked into finding out more details of this period of our history. The book is written in such a manner that you don't have to have read the first three books in the series to enjoy this book, but it will make you want to pick them out to find out more about Dov, Emily and their adventures. --- reviewed by Tammy for Christian Bookshelf