by Marion Lupu
Marion's daughter who offers to help an indisposed
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friend with her schoolwork, reminds her of an experience she had as a student of Spanish in Manchester. She proved that sharing knowledge and helping each other is the best way to pass exams.
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by Judy Shapiro
Judy describes how In his book, My Medicine, My Body,
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The Serious Physician becomes a Serious Patient, Dr. Basil Porter, a South African pediatrician living in Israel, records with candor, humility, humor and empathy what it felt and still feels like to be a doctor one day and a patient the next.
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by Judy Frankel
Judy reviews Robert Goodman's highly readable autobiography,
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describing it as an "absorbing and refreshingly candid" account of his colorful life. He talks of his failures as well as successes, telling it just like it was, identifying the essentials calmly and rationally.
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by Judy Frankel
Judy reviews Jane Biran's fifth novel which describes
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the dynamics of family relationships and the nature of fidelity. Alice's mid-life crisis leads her to
leave her family in London and eventually settle in Israel. Judy feels that overall the novel is a spirited examination of tangled obligations, loyalties and personal instincts.
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by Carl Hoffman
"Those who enjoyed her earlier works (Rosebush Murders,
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Murder in the Choir) will not be disappointed in this one", writes Carl Hoffman. The book, about an international drug ring, is "well-researched and written almost academically."
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by Pnina Moed Kass
"I consider this book a true gift – a guide for the
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perplexed" writes Pnina Moed Kass, who admits that previously she knew little of Rav Kook's philosophical writing and spiritual teachings. "The print format allows the reader to choose topics as he wishes". She sums up: "Highly recommended"
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by Morty Leibowitz
A compendium of essays and poems which sketches "an
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eloquent flow of … ideas… that together describe a lifetime" writes Morty Leibowitz. He sums up: inconsistent, but with a distinctive charm, "good for browsing and remembering, but not as a serious read"
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by Lenore Hahn
Searching for Angels by Ruth Abraham is an engaging
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novel about a 25 year-old new immigrant from Johannesburg who is forced, by family tragedy, to juggle her
commitments. Reviewed by Lenore who says it is well-written and enjoyable
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by Maia Aron
Truly path-breaking in its combination of intellectual
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depth and practical usefulness, writes Maia Aron. The book describes 11 "clusters" such as Arab, Aegean, East European, Nordic etc., and "four independents" – one being Israel.
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by Jennia Ganit Chodorov
This is a rollicking fun ride, which continues the
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theme of the author's first book of newly-resurrected souls; this time it's a Jerusalem taxi driver who was killed by his partner, who then stole his wife. Be prepared to hold your breath, advises Jennia Ganit Chodorov, the reviewer.
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by Marian Lebor
Long in the Sleuth Carol Novis' debut novel is set
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in a Jewish Minnesota retirement home. Written in the genre of cozy mystery writing so popular in the 1920s and 1930s, the story is related by a resident, Elli Shapiro, telling of Sam's sudden death, possibly poisoned by a lunchtime knish.
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by Richelle Shem Tov
David Grossman won the 2017 Man Booker International
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Prize for his book as did the translator Jessica Cohen. Richelle describes how she came to appreciate this strange but unforgettable book
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by Pnina Moed Kass
Pnina reviews Richelle Shem-Tov's book which she says
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gives us a fascinating glimpse into lives of Jews who moved to Africa
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