The Hope

The Hope may refer to:

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The Hope (sculpture)

The Hope is a sculpture by Nicky Imber depicting a woman proudly raising her child to the sky symbolically heralding a new generation. It is named after the Israeli national anthem, "Hatikva" and is part of the Holocaust Memorial Park entitled "From Holocaust to Resurrection", located in Karmiel, Israel.

Background and Aesthetics

Escaping the Nazi concentration camp in Dachau, Imber promised himself to dedicate his artistic life to perpetuating the memory of the Holocaust. In 1978 he started work on the Holocaust Memorial Park in Karmiel.

The Hope statue is the tallest sculpture in the third part of the series. The sculpture is made of bronze with a green patina, and took Imber's crew of six approximately five months work to go through the cement and wax stages before getting to the final bronze casting. As of 2013, the statue's approximate worth is 1.2 million US dollars. Imber's smaller signed versions of the sculpture, measuring about 38 cm, have been selling for approximately 26 thousand US dollars

The Hope (novel)

The Hope is a historical novel by Herman Wouk about pivotal events in the history of the State of Israel from 1948 to 1967. These include Israel's War of Independence, the 1956 Sinai War (known in Israel as "Operation Kadesh"), and the Six-Day War. The narrative is continued in the sequel The Glory.

Plot summary

These crucial events are mainly seen through the eyes of two fictional characters, who meet near the beginning of the novel: Zev Barak and Joseph Blumenthal (nicknamed "Don Kishote"). Wouk portrays several real-life Israeli leaders: David Ben-Gurion, Moshe Dayan, Golda Meir, Mickey Marcus, Yigael Yadin, Ariel Sharon, Motta Gur, and others. Both the real and fictional characters are portrayed as brave and decent human beings with character flaws, who manage to lead Israel through three major wars in spite of the nation being surrounded, outgunned, and torn by internal conflicts as well as external threats.

Zev is a junior officer in the unsuccessful attacks on Latrun. Joseph Blumenthal, newly arrived in Israel, joins a new Israeli unit of troops who bravely attack. He acquires the nickname "Don Kishote" when teased about riding a mule wearing an old helmet ("Don Kishote" is Don Quixote in Hebrew). Both Zev and Kishote choose to stay in the Israeli army when the War of Independence ends.