WHAT IF

The year is 1890.

A young Jewish man whose family was massacred by Russian hooligans meets with a Muslim girl escaping from captivity on board a freighter traveling to Egypt. Both are stowaways. They fall in love and decide to settle in the Holy Land. They find a treasure.

The ordeal of traveling through the Sinai desert is described in detail. During this trip the concept of reforming education in order to bring the people of the three faiths together develops.

Once in the Holy Land, dialogue with leading clerics begins, culminating in the construction of the first of many educational facilities where youngsters of all faiths are brought together, and where the teaching of tolerance and mutual respect are emphasized. Religion, they’re taught, is a matter of choice, and should have no influence on behavior.

The tragedy of the First World War follows with the devastating effect the Turkish rule caused in Palestine. Details of the four war years are provided. The British armies defeat the Turks and take over the country. The people of the land, having enjoyed the harmony developed by our hero, rally around him and demand independence from Britain. After many encounters with the British Government, resistance to their rule, and fighting, independence is granted. Peace returns to the land, and its people live in harmony.

This book uses events as they occurred in history, but changes the course of action from conflict to peace and harmony. It develops the thinking about the need to reform education, behavior among men of three religions, the value of freedom, peace and mutual respect.