The Amazing Story Of Bar Kochba Revolt For Children
This 50 pages book tells the story of the Jewish warrior Bar Kochba and the Great revolt which he was leading against the Roman Empire. Bar Kochba, the man who rode on a back of a lion! The story of a Jewish fighter who stood up for what is right.
Adventure book for kids and teenagers!
Easy to read chapters with illustrations.
The story describes incidents before, during and after the Jewish Roman war.
This war took place 65 years after the former revolt which ended in the destruction of the Second Temple, and the siege on Masada. Just like Masada, the Bar Kochba revolt was a war until the last man.
An Adventure Book for Lag Ba Omer
Each year Jewish kids sing songs to praise Bar Kochba bravery and courage at Lag Ba Omer. Some of the younger kids play with bow and arrows, to commemorate the revolt and battle for Judea freedom.
Did You Know That The Name Judea Was Changed To Palestine by The Romans
You can read and learn the story of the revolt, the aftermath which included exile of the Jewish nation, and changing the name of Judea to Palistina (Centuries later it was changed again to Palestine).
There are facts and explanations about the exile of the Jewish people, and also images at the end of the book for those curious readers, so they can see places like Betar (which was the last fortress) and coins from Judea.
Though the story is fiction it is based on TRUE HISTORICAL events.
*Lag Ba-omer - Is the 33 day of the Omer counting. In this day Jewish celebrate by lighting bonfires and praying at Mount Meron.
** Omer counting - These are the 49 days between Passover and Shavuot festivals.
*** 9th of Av - Tisha B'Av - The ninth of the Hebrew month of Av. Is an annual fast day in Judaism which commemorates the destruction of the First and Second Temples in Jerusalem and the subsequent exile of the Jews from the Land of Israel. The second temple was destructed 65 years before the Bar Kochva revolt at year 70 AD.
