Abraham Rabinovich is a

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and

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who has published several books on recent

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. As a reporter, his work has appeared in ''

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'', the '' International Herald Tribune'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. Before becoming a writer full-time, he was employed as a staff journalist for '' Newsday'' and ''

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''. He is a graduate of Brooklyn College and a veteran of the

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. He is the cousin of the late Moshe Hirsch. His published works include: *'' The Yom Kippur War: The Epic Encounter That Transformed the Middle East''. Schocken Books, 2004. *''The Boats of Cherbourg''. Naval Institute Press, 1997. *'' Teddy Kollek: Builder of

Jerusalem Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...

''. Jewish Publication Society, 1996. *''Jerusalem on Earth: People, Passions, and Politics in the Holy City''. Free Press, 1988. *''Jerusalem, the measure of the year''. Carta, 1985. *'' The Battle for Jerusalem, June 5–7, 1967''. Jewish Publication Society, 1972.

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