![]() ![]() The last time I saw Begin was a year later, in August 1983. For Begin's entire life was the story of that generation - of the impossible tragedy of the Holocaust, and the impossible triumph of Israel. No more."īegin never published the book, but in a sense it was unnecessary. Twenty-six years, never losing faith in a cause."Īnd how would Begin end his book? "People ask me sometimes the question, 'How would you like to be remembered?' " he said. "I survived 10 wars, two world wars, Soviet concentration camp, five years in the underground as a hunted man and 26 years in opposition in the parliament. "This is my generation," Begin said during an interview that day, outlining the chapters of his book. Menachem Begin told me in July 1982, before the war in Lebanon had gone sour on him, that when he retired he planned to write a book, to be called "The Generation of Holocaust and Redemption." ![]()
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