Chapter 15 Summary

Reuven's father returns home from the hospital in March. There is still silence between Reuven and Danny. The entire Hirsch campus is saddened by the rising violence between Arabs and Jews of Palestine. The Zionist group on campus works to help stop the violence by sending supplies. Reuven finds out that his father has been asked to go to the Zionist General Council meeting in Palestine during the summer. Reuven's father cannot attend because he is sick.

May brings about the birth of the Jewish state. Reuven and his father weep with joy. However, the violence between Arabs and Jews continues. The violence touches the campus personally in June when it is rumored that a recent graduate of Hirsch College has been killed in the fighting. The rumor is true. This hits Reuven and his classmates close to home. The entire school attends...