Jews, God and History is a comprehensive account of the 4000-year history of the Jewish people, the origin of their faith and their journey from ancient Palestine to all corners of the world till the making of modern Israel. Max Dimont intertwines their history with that of the civilizations of the time, the Egyptians, Assyrians, Persians, Greeks, Romans, Barbarians, Arabs, to the middle ages and the modern world to tell the story of how a people survived the rise and fall of so many empires. From Abraham and the birth of the Jewish faith in Canaan -- present day Palestine -- a place that the Jews called their promised land, Dimont traces their wanderings in and out of this land till the nation of Israel was born in 1948.
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The history of the Jews, as a people and a nation, has captivated our imagination since the Exodus. Max and Ethel Dimont have written and lectured internationally about how the Jews have impacted the world through history, religion, and politics. Their life together is as interesting a story as the Jewish people they descended from. It isn’t often that one’s life philosophy is so obviously colored by a six year old, but mine was. I was introduced to a Reverend and as we discussed religious attitudes, I said I was not very religious. “Why do you say that? he asked. My response even surprised me because it brought back a memory based on a conversation I had had with myself when I was six years old to explain an action for which I was sorry.
I recalled being in bed, trying to understand what to do about having done something I should not have done, This is what I told me. I regretted having done something wrong, being sorry. I somehow thought of God. I told myself, if there was a God, He would know I was sorry, and would forgive me. If there was no God, I still had to act as if there was one, and do the right thing anyway. It, therefore, never seemed important to me if I believed in God. At that age that did not occur to me how important all this was,. Doing the right thing took precedent over everything, even God.. Life has a way of playing tricks on you when unexpected wonderful things happen, from out of nowhere, just say Thank You, and, whoever is responsible will know you are talking to Him. My future husband, a Military Intelligence Office in the second World War, had a two-day pass in New York, before sailing for Europe, but had not been successful in “picking up a female” to fill his time. I didn’t even know who had given him my name when he called me for a blind date. NJG’s, (nice Jewish girls) did not go out on “blind dates” in those days but his persistence finally convince me to do so. I was a divorcee, with a two-year old daughter, whom he fell in love with, never realizing she would some day be his step-daughter. Neither did he realize, when we met, that I would have married him on our first date had he asked. After the first two dates, the boat to take him to
Dear Ethel: When I return, if we still feel the same way, I will ask you to marry me. Love, Max Eleven months later, he returned, he asked, and our marriage was the beginning of a 40-year successful, creative, productive marriage, during which time he wrote five books that made him an internationally famous author and lecturer, and a wonderful father to my daughter. Since his death, going back to these memories are the most successful experiences that can cheer me up. Without them, life would be less light-hearted. Today, at the age of 92, I am thankful they are as alive today as if they happened yesterday.
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All Great Things Start With a Beginning
Max was a GI on his way to
It turned out to be a fifty-year, productive and fascinating marriage! Starting out in
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The pain in loosing Max prevented me from reading the notes he had been accumulating over the years. Finally the day came when I felt strong enough to read his personal comments and notes. Imagine my surprise when I read:
“It only took three dates with Ethel, a NJG (nice Jewish girl) to do it. It must have been destiny because it was about this time I too was becoming subtly aware of my need for a basic change, unable to know how or what to do to make it happen. One date told me I would marry her if she would have me, never allowing myself the luxury of thinking that she too might feel the same way.”
I had no idea he needed me as much as I thought I needed him. I also, had no idea that he planned to write a, “selective auto-biography.” This clue told me, even though we lived, loved and worked together for almost fifty years, there was still things I never really knew about Max Dimont.
The Max I knew was the confident of many people, more than I ever realized until after his death when I received calls and found references to letters he had received from those who had asked him for advice. He had a wonderful way of seeing just the right way to address issues and problems. I guess his “selective auto-biography” was going to be written through the retelling of he involement with these people. Forty nine years of marriage was not long enough to know him …there were too many facets to Max Dimont for one life time to reveal.
Perhaps Max, was right, we would get to know him best through his writings. To read one of his books, is to hear his voice, to identify his passions and thoughts. Reading between the lines, one may discern the Max Dimont, I knew and his purpose in life …a life dedicated to conveying ideas as straight-forward and factual as possible. Each issue started with an open-mindedness, evaluating both sides of the question, without bias. Read on and find out for yourself.
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Max is the author of the best selling book, Jews, God and History, which has sold 2 million copies over the past 40+ years. It is now considered a classic. Ethel has been instrumental in up dating the 2nd edition of Jews, God and History in 1993.
Ethel has authored a book dealing with the struggle of an invisible brain injury or better known as a "closed head injury." Since her accident 40 years ago, she has unceasing researched and sought answers for this often over looked invisible injury.
Her book The Hidden Injury, takes you through the struggles of living with a misdiagnoses, to finding the right answers and seeking the best route to recovery.
