A PEOPLE TALL AND SMOOTH: STORIES OF ESCAPE FROM SUDAN TO ISRAEL
By Judith Galblum Pex
ISBN 978-1-4347-6638-0
Published by Cladach Publishing
Reviewed by Clint Walker
Eilat is a resort city on the southernmost tip of Israel. It is on the border of both Jordan and Egypt, and on the coast of the Red Sea. One day in this sleepy little city a number of tall, black homeless people walked into town with little to no resources and a big story to tell.
A PEOPLE TALL AND SMOOTH is a story about these refugees, and a husband and wife who ran the hostel that several of these folks came to live at. The refugees were refugees from religious persecution in the Sudan. They trekked several miles on foot to escape ethnic persecution, and to find a place where they could exercise their Christian faith without fear of punishment.
Will the refugees find a safe place to live and worship in Eliat? Will the town be able to adapt to this strange new presence? A PEOPLE TALL AND SMOOTH tells this story. By the end you will be endeared to both the owners of the hostel, and their intriguing, courageous new friends seeking safety and freedom.
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