This extraordinary book by Egyptian-born author Ada Aharoni relates and conceptualizes the remarkable story of the Jewish Hospital in Alexandria, and A WOMAN OF PEACE, its Head Nurse, Sister Thea Wolf, a German Jewish Nurse who came to work in Egypt before the outbreak of World War 2 and thus survived the unspeakable horrors of the Holocaust. However it is much more than this, for it also shows that it is possible for Jews and Muslims, and Arabs and Europeans, to co-operate in what is the most important project known to us as human beings - the saving of life, especially under duress. As such, the book has a resonance for today's tumultuous world where peace is so difficult to bring about, especially in the context of the terror attacks whether in Jerusalem, Paris or New York. It is a book of hope and courage.