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From Scheinerman To Sharon
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From Scheinerman To Sharon
Two new biographies examine the military and political leader's legacy.
ERIC HERSCHTHAL
Editorial Intern
Ariel Scheinerman's life was not destined for greatness. The son of Russian immigrants who came to Palestine in the early 1920s, he was born on a small kibbutz in 1928. He was an average student with few friends. Short and stocky, he was not physically blessed either.
But what he did have was a tenacious spirit. Guts. As a 25-ye...
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