Love and Betrayal
A Novel
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Murder after murder as history was methodically being erased. Soon no one would even remember their exquisite desert Eden. Danielle sighed, thinking of Yamit, the crown jewel of the Israeli giveaway extravaganza of 1980. It was where she and Marvin had started their family, their business, and had invested all their hopes and dreams. Until, of course, the tragic end when all the homes, synagogues and schools were destroyed. Sadly, now it was just a vast expanse of sand, rocks, and dirt covering nefarious tunnels stretching from Egypt to Gaza.
For so many years the memories of Yamit had haunted Danielle. Now, in her inconsolable grief, like the Day of Judgment, her minds eye saw her youth in a flash. And it was a deluge of pain. “Yamit! We were all so young and hopeful. Yearning for ourme true, we settled land that for thousands of years stood barren and empty. From nothing more than a vision, belief, and plain hard work we made the desert miraculously bloom. Until it disappeared, in an explosion of violence, just like Vesuvius buried Pompeii . Now once again it’s cdreams to coovered with rocks and sand and lives only in the memories of the people who were there. Battia, Ari, and Ilana; it was supposed to be yours - the city that we built …and the first city that the government betrayed.
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Israel’s victory in the 1967 war brings acclaim and respect the world over—except from its Arab enemies. Israel is later forced to defend itself against a surprise attack from Egypt in 1973, and the Israeli defense minister, Moshe Dayan, decides the country needs a more secure southern border.
Meanwhile, in the United States, twenty-four-year-old Danielle Katz has survived the unimaginable. As she boards a plane to begin a new life in Israel, Danielle is haunted by horrific memories of her brutal rape. Now as she arrives in a strange country, knowing no one but her self-absorbed sister, Danielle knows it is up to her to turn her life around. Through her belief in the Almighty and her courage to face challenges, she manages to do so—meeting her future husband, Marvin Steinberg, in the process. After she and Marvin partner with a group of Americans to build a dream city on the shore of the Mediterranean, they head for Yamit, where they unwittingly become a part of Israel’s history.
In this saga, a modern Jewish heroine embarks on a courageous journey of self-discovery as she helps settle a barren land and risks everything to protect an exquisite desert Eden from demise.
About the Author
Pamela Schieber was an original settler in the town of Yamit and has owned businesses in Israel and Atlanta, Georgia. She used her master of arts in psychology to work with autistic adolescents in residential treatment and has an active interest in the future of Israel and Jews around the world. She now lives in Florida.