by Carl Hoffman
This book, which was inspired by an exhibition of ceramic
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train sculptures in the Los Angeles Holocaust Museum, tells the story of some 10,000 children who were saved by the kindertransport, organized by prominent British Jews. "An impressive and sorely-needed documentary" writes reviewer Carl Hoffman.
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by Lucille Cohen
Disarmingly frank and highly personal, says the reviewer.
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Jacky (Jacqueline), from a traditional family in Tunis, goes to live in the different world of La Jolla, San Diego. Told to the author over a 3-year period, the book is a series of dramatic vignettes where Jacky overcomes her depression and alienation to become a leading light in the La Jolla community.
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by Judy Shafarman
A detailed look at how book publishing has changed
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over recent years, which is great news for would be authors. Instead of the long slog of approaching publishers, sitting back and waiting (hopefully not for a rejection slip), Judy has produced a guide on how to publish easily, quickly and economically.
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by Nancy Kramer
The Culture Committee of ESRA Netanya successfully
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presented an exciting evening to say thank you to all the amazing volunteers who work so hard on the ESRA Natanya projects. The event was filled with great music, wonderful food and wine and a dance presentation by young Ethiopian dancers. Nina Zuck, head of ESRA community projects, served as master of ceremonies for the event, and Brenda Katten, Chair of ESRA, gave a moving address.
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by Pnina Moed Kass
Pnina was impressed by Rabbi Shmuley Boteach's book
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KOSHER LUST. She says it is well-written, makes many telling points, and despite its eyebrow-raising title, is worth a read.
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by Jennia Ganit Chodorov
Jennia highly recommends this must-read book which,
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she says, provides an intimate understanding of some of the sides in our fractured land.
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by Vera Freudmann
Fascinating review of life, hard for us to imagine,
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when people lived the truly simple life without comforts. Many questions are raised and Biblical scholar Dr Liora Ravid provides answers referencing traditional Bible stories illustrating the differences in cultural and familial values between biblical times and today.
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by Pnina Moed Kass
Pnina Moed Kass was in mourning for the almost forgotten
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words of the English language, eventually becoming a sort of “house mother” for a “virtual domicile – a Home for Abandoned Words”.
Hope, however, appeared on the horizon – SCRABBLE. Pnina’s words can be construed as a paean to Scrabble. “So Abracadabra, glory to the longest and the best.”
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by Joel Grossman
Letters to an American Jewish Friend was originally
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published in 1977 and has now been published with a new preface. The author believes that Jewish life in the Diaspora is doomed. Joel Grossman questions this premise, and says that Halkin’s letters might not convince him, or other committed Jews living outside Israel, to immediately book passage to Israel. But they certainly are eloquent and persuasive enough to make us stop and think seriously about the issue.
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by David Lawrence-Young
Writing historical novels for me boils down to combining
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my major loves of researching Shakespeare, historical events and the characters I describe while using my knowledge of English, a language I actively love. So says David Lawrence-Young who has written many accalimed historical novels, and tells of the trials of writing and publishing these books while living in Israel.
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by Dov Silverman
This story won third place in ESRAmagazine Short Story
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Competition. It tells the story of a mystical meeting in a synagogue in the Galilee, where the author talks to a wise old man with a worn parayer shawl that passed through many generations of his family.
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by Carl Hoffman
A review of "Heroism in the Forest: The Jewish Partisans
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of Belarus" by Zeev Barmatz, a new compendium of information about Jewish armed resistance to the Germans. The author is to be commended for providing us with this very important record of Jewish resistance and heroism
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by Vera Freudmann
A review of David’s Psalms with Paintings by David
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Sharir and Psalms translated
by Benjamin J. Segal. There is and exceptional foreward by Dr. Shulamit Laderman, and with high production values and the clarity and insights of its three dedicated contributors, it is a delight worthy of space on any coffee table or bookshelf.
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by Judy Shapiro
A clinical nutritionist with a Sephardic-Greek background
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Orli Ziv wrote this cookery book as a culinary inheritance for her family. It has a photo by Katherine Martinelli for every recipe, Judy Shapiro highly recommends this book. She has tried many of the recipes and found them healthy, natural and very much homemade.
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