Jesses Star (2000)
“Dear God, what was he going to do? There was so little time. Within two hours — less than that, now — he had to prepare to carry out his plan, and get himself into place, and warn the Jews to get ready to run, and — Two eyes shone at him in the dark. Miriam!
For a moment, Yossi was terrified, thinking he’d been caught. But then he was flooded with relief. Miriam would help him. With her assistance, he could get ready in time. And she could help him rouse the people.
Yossi beckoned to his sister.... Silently she followed him outside. In a low voice, he told her what the soldiers were planning to do.
“Yossi!” she whispered in alarm. “We’ll lose our food — or our homes!”
“No, Miriam,” he said. “I have a plan.”
Miriam listened carefully. Then she shook her head. “Yossi, it’s madness! What if it doesn’t work? They’ll kill you!”
Yossi knew that was true. But what else could he do? What else could any of them do? It was worth a try. It was better than starving — or being burned out.MoreLess
For a moment, Yossi was terrified, thinking he’d been caught. But then he was flooded with relief. Miriam would help him. With her assistance, he could get ready in time. And she could help him rouse the people.
Yossi beckoned to his sister.... Silently she followed him outside. In a low voice, he told her what the soldiers were planning to do.
“Yossi!” she whispered in alarm. “We’ll lose our food — or our homes!”
“No, Miriam,” he said. “I have a plan.”
Miriam listened carefully. Then she shook her head. “Yossi, it’s madness! What if it doesn’t work? They’ll kill you!”
Yossi knew that was true. But what else could he do? What else could any of them do? It was worth a try. It was better than starving — or being burned out.MoreLess
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