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by Carl Hoffman
Carl reviews this fascinating book which he says is
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much more than a cookbook. It It tells the story of centuries of Jewish life in Spain and Portugal, the forced conversion of Jews to Christianity, the rise of “Marrano” communities, the Inquisition, the expulsion of Spain’s remaining Jews in 1942, and the dispersion of these Jews throughout the world.
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by David Chester
David has composed a very amusing rhyme, in the style
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of The Ancient Mariner by
Samuel Taylor Coleridge, telling the story of "The Ancient Postie" who delivers the ESRA magazines
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by Sidney Cohen
Stories about the heartwarming organizations and people
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in Israel and what they have accomplished, including Leket, Yad Sarah and many others.
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by Richelle Shem Tov
New York Times columnist Roger Cohen writes of his
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family’s journeys and experiences from Lithuania to South Africa to England and New York.
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by Shlomo (Salomon) Liberman
In Shlomo's review of East West Street: On the Origins
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of Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity he says that even if you are not interested in the legal complexities of human rights, this book is a “must read” as a family memoir.
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by Pnina Moed Kass
This is a masterful blend of history and suspense,
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writes Pnina Moed Kass. It is a memoir of spies and saboteurs whose hidden heroism is now revealed.
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by Sholom Weinfeld
His buddy, Yisroel, turns 60, and confides his thoughts
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about aging, such as Sarah
being 90 when she gives birth to Isaac, or Jacob being 84 when his last son was born, or Methusalah. So, asks his friend, what do you want now you're 60? The answer: he doesn't want anything – he has everything he needs!
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by Ralph Alon
A truly touching and heart-warming tale that offers
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all children a ray of hope in our turbulent world
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by Marion Stone
Caroline Goldberg, originally from the States has used
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her writing and lecturing qualifications and skill to write a novel that deals with the many problems, practical emotional and psychological, that immigrants face.
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by Mike Porter
Mike Porter gets his friend, Marianne Ravor (aged 98)
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to help him review a perplexing book about Israelis. They eventually decide it is both funny and serious.
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by Carl Hoffman
Tripping out of Tel Aviv offers a description of 30
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one-day excursions to places in central Israel accessible by public transportation. These range from nature reserves to historical sites, and the Old City of Akko. Each chapter contains a description of the site, how get there, what to do there, and how to get home.
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by Lydia Aisenberg
Entitled Exodus from Egypt in Days of Yore, in Recent
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Times, the album, compiled by Israeli Haggadot collector Aviram Paz details with photographs the historical Haggadot from his own extensive collection.
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by Jessica Strauss
One of the winners in ESRA's short story competition,
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Jessica Strauss writes of her taking her son to Beit Lid on Sundays, whenever he had to return to his army base. One weekend he is confined to base, for a minor offense. That same Sunday 22 soldiers waiting at Beit Lid are killed, and scores injured, by bombs planted by terrorists.
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