{"product_id":"war-widow-how-the-six-day-war-changed-my-life-a-memoir-paperback","title":"War Widow: How the Six Day War Changed My Life A Memoir - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eZiva Bakman-Flamhaft\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"How can I marry this man?\" Ziva Bakman Flamhaft asked herself one day as she walked down a street in Tel Aviv. Her wedding was four weeks away, and her fianc , Yigal, had just pointed out a woman he had slept with. Flamhaft knew then and there that her marriage would not be easy. But she was still in love with Yigal, so she went ahead with the ceremony.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThree years later, the unthinkable happened: her husband passed away from injuries incurred during the brutal Six-Day War. It was such a physical shock to see his horrific burns and to watch him die that Flamhaft miscarried their unborn child.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSomehow Flamhaft found the strength to carry on after the dual traumas of losing her husband and baby. Now, in \u003ci\u003eWar Widow\u003c\/i\u003e, she writes about her activism on behalf of other childless widows, life as a widowed woman in Israel, and the many challenges she faced. She also reminisces about growing up in British-controlled Palestine with a severely depressed mother.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn inspiring story of resilience and self-empowerment, \u003ci\u003eWar Widow\u003c\/i\u003e movingly demonstrates how it is possible to move forward in the face of tragedy and help others in the process.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eZiva Bakman Flamhaft is a lecturer in political science for Queens College of the City University of New York (CUNY) and has a doctorate from CUNY. She specializes in research into the experiences of Israeli and Palestinian women and has advocated for childless war widows since 1968. Flamhaft's work garnered her a Fulbright scholarship in 1995. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFlamhaft has previously published \u003ci\u003eIsrael on the Road to Peace: Accepting the Unacceptable\u003c\/i\u003e. She has also appeared on several American television programs to debate foreign policy issues.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExcerpts from \u003ci\u003eWar Widow\u003c\/i\u003e have appeared in \u003ci\u003eWomen's Studies Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLilith\u003c\/i\u003e. The book was first published in Hebrew in 2015 and was well received in Israel. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFlamhaft immigrated to the United States from Israel in 1969. She lives in New York with her husband.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 282\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.59 x 9.02 x 5.98 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 29, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47651275014397,"sku":"9781539848776","price":27.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/eEVZOEFYeGdmalZYMStTNFROUWxiQT09.webp?v=1780750400","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/war-widow-how-the-six-day-war-changed-my-life-a-memoir-paperback","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}