{"product_id":"without-permission-conversations-letters-and-memoirs-of-henry-mandel-paperback","title":"Without Permission: Conversations, Letters, and Memoirs of Henry Mandel - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSamuel Flaks\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA fantastical propaganda play depicting an armed revolt financed the purchase of the yacht \u003ci\u003eAbril\u003c\/i\u003e and its conversion to an \"illegal\" immigrant passenger ship renamed the \u003ci\u003eBen Hecht\u003c\/i\u003e. The plan was to evade the British naval blockade and bring Holocaust survivor refugees to Palestine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHenry Mandel volunteered aboard the \u003ci\u003eBen Hecht\u003c\/i\u003e, a converted yacht that challenged the British blockade of Jewish immigrants to pre-state Israel. Captured and detained in Acre Prison, Mandel aided the efforts of prisoners planning an escape. After release, Mandel helped set up a secret bazooka shell plant in New York, which he helped to reassemble in Israel during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. Mandel was an Orthodox Jew whose reminiscences provide a uniquely illuminating perspective on the creation of the Jewish state. Mandel's story is explicated in a running commentary that includes the personal narratives of other members of the \u003ci\u003eBen Hecht\u003c\/i\u003e crew as well as historical background.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSamuel Flaks is a grandson of Henry Mandel. He is currently an attorney who lives in New York City with his wife and young daughter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.61 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 12, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46564359078073,"sku":"9781644695944","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/thoobo.com\/products\/without-permission-conversations-letters-and-memoirs-of-henry-mandel-paperback","provider":"Thoobo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}