Author Description

With stunning clarity and irresistible detail drenching every page recounting his boyhood, Rafael Habib takes you into the streets of the Old Country and the burgeoning civilizations of Turkey and Israel. His story is not typical, with the nuclear family foundation. Habib longed for more than he was given in his tender years: the love of a mother who fled to raise a new family and a father who sent him sailing away to Israel at 13 years old to a fated stay in immigrant camps before finding his way in the military and to the heart of his beloved Ada. Revival is a precious account of a man tracing his intrigue and ancestry as far back as possible. It lifts the veil on legends passed down through generations that would fade into history without this recording. Such is the power of sharing our adventures with one another, to keep alive the mystery, magic, and meaning of our lives and those of the people who came before us. In Revival, Habib allows us to stand on his shoulders and drink in the landscape before us. He demonstrates that we are all so much more alike than different, and he bestows upon us a long, rich, and varied life worth celebrating and remembering.