by Annie Barrows, Mary Ann Shaffer
The story unfolds through a series of letters between
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the Guernsey Island inhabitants and journalist Juliet Ashton. Through those letters she learns how the population coped with living under German occupation.
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by Zipporah Porath
The story of Col. David (Mickey) Marcus, the American
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officer who was recruited in 1947 as military advisor to David Ben-Gurion and the underground Haganah forces, and who played a significant role in the success of the War of Independence as told by Zipporah Porath
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by Amiel Gurt
“Writers are borrowing from Shakespeare and the fastest
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growing genre of young borrowers is writers for young adults,” says Jane Sullivan.
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by Barbara Abraham
In the heart of the old city of Safed along Jerusalem
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Street, a wooden notice, "English Library", is attached to an old stone wall and the small arrow upon it points the way to one of the most remarkable English libraries to be found in Israel – in fact perhaps in numerous places across the world. The library is the beloved creation of Edith Geiger
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by Esther Kunda
By Esther Kunda
Short Story April/May 2010
“Strawberry
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Woman,” 1st prize winner of ESRA Magazine Literary Competition, is a touching story of a woman, a survivor of the Holocaust and a seller of strawberries. During the 6-day war she makes a bargain with God to return her soldier son to her alive, even if wounded, with tragic consequences.
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by Judy Shapiro
The light hearted email communication between Mitzi
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and Bertie, a cat and a dog in rhyme and in prose guaranteed to bring a smile to the reader’s face.
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by David A. Frenkel
Two identical suitcases left on the circling carousel
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at the airport. A stranger grabs your case and moves quickly on. This tale takes you to a thought provoking conclusion.
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by Riva Rubin
How do immigrant writers re-establish themselves when
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they come to live in Israel, a multi-cultural multi-lingual society? Where does their true identity lie: to write in their mother tongue or to try and express themselves in their adopted language? These are some of the issues discussed by Riva Rubin, a South African born poet who lives in Israel
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by Audrey Goodman
American Joanne Caras has gathered stories and recipes
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from survivors for her book The Holocaust Survivors Cookbook. Raising money for Jewish charities, ESRA is promoting this book in Israel.
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by Bracha Stock
Bracha Stock, the author, is born in Israel, married
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an American and adopted a son. Their life was like living in both the USA and Israel during the 1960's
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by Rolly King Kohansky
“Between Two Worlds” by Dvora Shurman and “The
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Silent World “ by Mary V. Rivers are both about people who are deaf. They have been published in one volume by the Gallaudet University Press, USA, an institution that is dedicated to the education of the deaf and hard of hearing. Dvora Shurman’s parents were both deaf and she became deaf due to a childhood illness – but with a loving father and family help and modern advancements she has led a fulfilling life in the USA and then in Israel. In “The Silent World” Mary Rivers story is about her son who was born deaf. Although poor and uneducated she fought for her son to be educated and also for the hearing world to understand the problems of the deaf.
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by Lydia Aisenberg
When Haviva Reik parachuted into Slovakia on a mission
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during World War Two she took a book with her. She was caught and executed by the Ukranian SS 65 years ago. The book was returned to Israel and copies are in the Yad Yaari library at Givat Haviva. Lydia Aisenberg reviews the book “Women in the Kibbutz”, which was published in the 1940s, and consists of a collection of articles from women pioneers on kibbutzim in the 1920s and 1930s. Why did Haviva take this book with her when she went on her dangerous mission?
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by Moshe Kaplan MD
In this slim volume, Dr. Kaplan has approached a fascinating
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group of thinkers, activists, and academics, and asked them to bring their particular insight to the problem of individual character and ethics – a wonderful and quite different approach to the usual “take” on this subject. A thoughtful read.
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by Jeremy I. Pfeffer
Jeremy Pfeffer has written a fascinating book on the
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subject of the Jewish convicts deported to penal colonies, while their wives were left behind as 'agunot', unable to remarry.
The London Bet Din did not abandon these women but tried to arrange the giving of a Get even sending their dayanim on perilous sea journeys to obtain the precious document. The extent of the research is mind-boggling and if you are interested in Jewish social history this book has much to offer.
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