Carol Novis grew up in Winnipeg, Canada and studied English Literature at the University of Manitoba. She subsequently lived in Ottawa, London, England, Cape Town, South Africa and from 1976, Israel.
She has worked as a writer and editor for many publications, including The Jerusalem Post, Boston Globe, Winnipeg Free Press and Cape Times.
She began writing fiction in recent years, and has contributed to “Israel Short Stories” . She also wrote the children’s book “The Adventures of Mary Fairy” and now, a cozy mystery, “Long in the Sleuth”, which was inspired by her mother and the Jewish retirement home she lived in.
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Carol Novis is a journalist who has written for various
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publications over many years. She wonders why the ESRA magazine has survived for so long when so many other journals are no longer published. Read the article she wrote in 1991 for the now defunct City Lights.
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There are billions of dollars in unclaimed money waiting
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to be paid out from an American government site on the internet that records these funds that have been abandoned over the years. Some of it may well belong to you.
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This book by Hannah Brown is on parenting an autistic
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child and on her life as a divorced parent. Her latest writings have produced a very moving novel – a fictional account of four women who have autistic children.
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Dov Indig, a 22 year-old hesder yeshiva student, was
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killed in action in the 1973Yom Kippur War. This is a collection of correspondence between him and a high school student from a secular kibbutz.
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Informative guide to cruising as an alternative holiday
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choice, covering types of cruises and ships, times to travel, what to expect. Most useful information for any traveler.
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Tommy Lapid enjoyed life to the full in spite of his
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early life in Holocaust Europe.
A man of contrasts - witty, cultured, outspoken and sometimes loud – and of many parts including having founded a political party. This book written by his son Yair is full of anecdotes about his life. Carol Novis found it a joy to read.
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Carol Novis reviews a newly published, "highly successful"
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anthology of poems, Confessions and Impressions, by 89 year old, South African born Sonia Levy,
describing her work as "amusing, poignant and perceptive." The poems look back at the joys and hopes of life, and forward to "whatever lies ahead."
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The Rana Choir of Jaffa has created a harmony of women
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of very different ages, religions and backgrounds who have developed, by singing together, close friendships and a degree of mutual understanding. The choirs experience has shown that co-existence, mutual respect and empathy, even in a country where these things are rare, are indeed possible.
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The Lieberman Open Orthodox Haggadah, first published
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last year, is a pluralistic approach to the Pessah Haggadah from the point of view of the Open Orthodoxy movement which combines halachic adherence with openness in many areas. For example, the book is dedicated to agunot (“chained” women) and it includes many interesting essays and discussions.
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Learning to play bridge can be fascinating, occasionally
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embarrassing, but on the whole, delightful.
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Spray-painted graffiti is a popular, modern-day method
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of expressing opinions – mostly anonymously. Carol Novis took a guided tour of Tel Aviv's Florentine area to admire the high-quality drawings and sentiments on walls soon to be demolished in the wake of urban renovations.
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Vivian Silver, formerly of Winnipeg now living in the
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Negev, believes in the inseparable connection between peace and development. As co-director of NISPED, she works to establish a trusting relationship between people of different cultures to achieve success in her endeavors.
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Carol Novis describes the history and explains the
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rules of the ever-popular game of Mah-jongg that is enjoying a resurgence of late.
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Carol Novis