Forty years ago, in his modern classic This Is My God, Herman Wouk stated the case for his religious beliefs and conduct. His aim in that work and in The Will to Live On has been to break through the crust of prejudice, to reawaken clearheaded thought about the magnificent Jewish patrimony, and to convey a message of hope for Jewish survival. The twentieth century has brought earthquake shocks to the Jews, the apocalyptic experience of the Holocaust, the reborn Jewish state and deepening religious schisms. After a lifetime of study, the author examines the changes affecting the Jewish world, especially the troubled wonder of Israel, and the remarkable, though dwindling American Jewry. Warmly tolerant of other beliefs, this noted author expresses his own faith with a passion that gives the book its fire. 303 pages.