Patterson, David, Mapu, Abraham, in Encyclopaedia Judaica, vol. 13, 2nd, 2007, pp. 505–507; here p. 506. URL consultato il 15 agosto 2013.
«By fostering pride in the national past and focusing attention on the land of Israel, Mapu provided an emotional stimulus for generations of young readers. Indeed, the contribution of his novels to the rise of the Jewish national movement from which Zionism later emerged must be regarded as an important factor in modern Jewish history.»
