by Victor Geller
Victor Geller’s memoir encompasses so many of the
more ...
critical moments of the 20th century that it goes beyond the privacy of one man’s memories and becomes a diary of our age.
This is an enthralling read, written with lucidity and emotional restraint. Recommended.
Close
|
by Joel Stone
This highly recommended book is set in Jerusalem during
more ...
the height of the second intifada. Its multilayers reveal jealousy, mystery, murder, love and lust plus a dose of the philosophy of Zionism, all narrated in top notch, enjoyable prose.
Close
|
by Rolly King Kohansky
Geraldine Brooks has taken the Sarajevo Haggadah as
more ...
the theme of her book. Fact and fiction are woven together with historical facts, as a conservationist tries to imagine where the famous book had been, and who had had access to it since it was written in the 14th century in Spain. A most enjoyable and informative book.
Close
|
|
|
by Mike Porter
Pirkei Avos is a philosophical manuscript – a teaching
more ...
tool of the Mishnah, says Joe Bobker. Divided into chapters the ethics of Judaism are explained here with humor and examples.
Close
|
by Pnina Moed Kass
Pnina Moed Kass reviews The Lost by Daniel Mendelsohn
more ...
and A Tale of Love and Darkness by Amos Oz, both memoirs of modern Jewish history.
Mendelsohn mixes his personal history with 20th century events when he sets out to find out what happened to members of his own family. Oz writes about his early life in Israel with his intellectual parents and the problems they had compared with the comparable ease which his own life took.
Close
|
by Riva Rubin
A lecture by renowned poet Riva Rubin on her perception
more ...
of Israeli women’s works of poetry.
Close
|
by Gloria Deutsch
Diana Lerner celebrates Tel Aviv’s 100th birthday
more ...
with an amusing book of anecdotes and stories about famous Tel Avivians.
Close
|
by Pamela Peled
Suzanna Marcus describes how she found the strength
more ...
to turn her life around. After overcoming many obstacles she regained her self-esteem, fought cancer and became a spiritual healer.
Close
|
by Zelda Harris
Having organized a creative writing workshop and successfully
more ...
completed it, Zelda Harris wonders if she will ever start to write her memoirs.
Close
|
by Carl Hoffman
This review introduces the reader to Aaron Aaronsohn
more ...
, an all but forgotten pivotal figure in the establishment of Israel.Written by Shmuel Katz it is an annotated biography of an interesting and important life.
Close
|
|
by Carl Hoffman
Poopa Dweck’s historical cookbook on the unique recipes
more ...
used by the `Aleppo Jews’ of Northern Syria is a historical and geographical record with wonderful recipes in a coffee table edition with superb illustrations.
Close
|
|
by Pamela Peled
An honest review of a controversial read , exposing
more ...
the hidden facts of her ultra orthodox family from which she rebelled in spectacular fashion. All is revealed in this widely read but often rejected book.
Close
|
