h xiiiACKNOWLEDGMENTS
I would like to thank my husband, Gary, and our children Sarah, Keren, Abigail, and
Jonathan and their families for their loving encouragement throughout the course of this
project. Also, I would like to express my appreciation to my editors, Grace Freedson and
Del Franz, for their guidance during the preparation of the manuscript.
Special thanks go to the following family members for their contributions:
Carmen Rebekah Ramos Crescent and star drawing
Keren M. Martin Panama Canal photograph
Altar photograph
Willy and Irmgard Marick Translation of “The German Fatherland”
Credits for illustrations
Paresh Nath, http://www.internationalcartoons.com China 2008
West Asia
Road Map
AIDS Cartoon
CIA Factbook 2003 Map of Bosnia
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