Author Description

"MY FRIEND GERARD tells the story of a young man called Gerard who came to Palestine from Switzerland in 1946 to help in the fight for a Jewish state. In Palestine, Gerard, an explosives expert, joined the Palmach, the elite fighting force of the Jewish underground army, and trained Palmach members in the use of explosives. Gerard was killed in March 1948, before the establishment of the State of Israel. This book, written in the form of a letter from the author to Gerard's sister in Switzerland, is a moving tribute to the memory of an idealistic young man who sacrificed his life for a cause he believed in"--back cover.