In a war of extermination, in an Egypt under siege, Thea Wolf fought for Life...

Not in Vain: An Extraordinary Life by Ada Aharoni is more than a biography. Shimon Perez, former Israeli Prime Minister, said of it "This is a book about the Levant at its best... a real message of peace... I highly recommend it." Not in Vain is a book of stories and events: Stories of Jewish-Arab efforts to save European Jews who became refugees on the roads and ports of Alexandria, Egypt in the years of World War Two. The events of one woman's life as she struggled to help others but was unable to save her own family, left behind in Germany.

    Thea Wolf's life is a model for those who are dedicated to a world of peace and a gripping account of how one woman made a difference in the midst of an insane war. "It shows a society in which Arab and Jew lived peacefully side by side — indeed, intermingled — working together cooperatively," W. D. Ehrhart
    Ada Aharoni has carefully reconstructed this time and Thea's life from interviews with Thea, Thea's journals, and Dr. Aharoni's own research into this little know period. Lost threads of both history and personal events are uncovered in Not in Vain and a whole tapestry of surprises is woven, from the deep sadness of loss to amazing accounts of near impossible salvation. This is not one woman's story but the story of many.
    Dr. Ada Aharoni is a resident of Haifa, Israel; professor of Conflict Resolution at Haifa University; an internationally known poet and author; and a leading advocate of world peace. Her research into the little known history of the Jewish-Egyptian community that existed in Egypt until 1948 has opened new doors to reconciliation and understanding between peoples. This is Ada Aharoni's twenty-third book and one which carries the message of her life's work: Peace is not an aberration but is supported by history and can be achieved by human effort.

    Not in Vain: An Extraordinary Life is available from LadybugBooks.com, Copyright ©1998 (ISBN 1-889409-18-9; 256 pp $14.95 plus $5.00 s&h) Review copies are available by contacting LadybugBooks.com: 751 Laurel Street, Suite 223, San Carlos, CA 94070-3113; (650)591- 6212. Distributed by Baker & Taylor Books, Ingram Books. Available at Amazon.com

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Also by Ada Aharoni Peace Flower, a space adventure, an audio book.