War Through the Eyes of a Young Israeli Soldier in Lebanon

The Leonard Lopate Show | Apr 29, 2016

Matti Friedman, an award-winning Israeli Canadian journalist, tells the story of a group of young Israeli soldiers stationed near a hill in Lebanon called “the Pumpkin” during wartime in the late '90s. His book Pumpkinflowers: A Soldier’s Story has been compared to Tim O’Brien’s writings on the Vietnam War. He combines details from his own life with larger narrative of ongoing war in the Middle East. 

Event: Matti Friedman will be in conversation with Elliot Ackerman on Wednesday, May 4th at the Jewish Museum (1109 5th Avenue) in the Scheuer Auditorium from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.                                            

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