Jewish Lions. An Amazing Story of the Maccabees

It turns out that Judah Maccabee is not some abstract hero, but a real person who truly lived, dreamed, fell in love, joked, and made mistakes… The story comes alive on the pages of Amit Arad's epic novel "Jewish Lions".... The characters, familiar to us from the sparse lines of the textbook, suddenly gain flesh and blood, thoughts, and feelings.
The reader is offered an exciting excursion into the years 180-160 BCE - the times when the struggle for power was underway in Judea and the Maccabean movement was strengthening. To recreate the spirit of the era, the author has undertaken a thorough study of contemporary and ancient sources, including the Dead Sea Scrolls and Tanakh.
For middle school age.