{"id":5090,"date":"2023-06-24T22:36:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-24T19:36:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-02-23T18:02:42","modified_gmt":"2025-02-23T16:02:42","slug":"from-wisconsin-to-gaza-to-jenin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/epalestine.ps\/sambahour\/2023\/06\/from-wisconsin-to-gaza-to-jenin\/","title":{"rendered":"From Wisconsin to Gaza to Jenin: An American Writer\u2019s Lived Experience in Palestine [Book Review]"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/epalestine.ps\/sambahour\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/from-wisconsin-to-gaza-to-jenin-1926401834.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"279\" height=\"395\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/ePalestine.ps\/sambahour\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/from-wisconsin-to-gaza-to-jenin-1926401834.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5091\" style=\"width:344px;height:auto\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The memoir of an American daughter of a German immigrant raised under Nazi Germany, and the mother of three Palestinian Americans, who meets Palestine from the ground level. An eloquent read with nuanced explanations of a multitude of key points about the conflict, explained in depth in extensive endnotes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"5df8\">Author&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/christabruhn.com\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Christa Bruhn<\/a>&nbsp;holds degrees in International Studies (BA), Middle Eastern &amp; North African Studies (MA), and Educational Leadership &amp; Policy Analysis (Ph.D.). She has studied six languages, including Hebrew, and can speak four, including Arabic. She has published academic work on Palestine, peace education, and diversity, and led and participated in roundtables on the future of Palestine and Israel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sbahour.medium.com\/66d51691b49a?sk=bfc91d94593be498e1fd4818a6aff429\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read Sam&#8217;s book review on Medium<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The memoir of an American daughter of a German immigrant raised under Nazi Germany, and the mother of three Palestinian Americans, who meets Palestine from the ground level. 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