A Quarter in Half Time

About the Book

A Quarter in Half Time: Arab Soul, Jewish Eyes This book is a triology which includes a novel, poetry and essays written by an Arab-Jew (Sephardic). The novel specifically addresses the cultural and physological conflicts of a teenaged Arab-Jew in an alienated Ashkenazic-European Israeli environment. The poetry section includes three parts: the Zionist Movement in Israel, love and universal themes. This section, written with experience and the insight that comes with maturity, emphasizes the deep-rooted birth culture that exists in each individual. The third section is a potpourri of material for both enjoyment and intellectual stimulation.

About the Author

David Rabeeya was born in Baghdad, Iraq, in 1938 of Jewish parents. He immigrated to Israel at 14 and received his BA and MA degrees there. He received his Ph.D. in Arabic from Dropsie University in Pennsylvania. The author of 21 books, he centers his writings on the Jewish and Arab cultures and conflicts in the Middle East. He has taught for 44 years both in Israel and America. He also lectures extensively on Islam, Judaism, the Arab-Jewish conflict and the history of Jews in Arab lands. Dr. Rabeeya has taught Hebrew and Biblical text for 30 years at Bryn Mawr College. In 1997 he was ordained a rabbi.