Symbolism, Setting, and Objects from From Beirut to Jerusalem

Object Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major objects in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Objects

Minneapolis, Minnesota - The birthplace of the author.

Kibbutz Hahotrim - The kibbutz where the author spends his summers.

Oxford University - The place where the author does graduate work in Middle Eastern Studies.

London, England - The location of the author's first job in journalism.

Beirut, Lebanon - The place where the author was a UPI correspondent.

The Commodore Hotel - The meeting place for journalists.

Hama, Syria - The site of a Syrian government massacre in February, 1982.

The Green Line - Separates Muslim from Christian in a Middle East city.