Israel, ‘an almost magical story’
Reviewed by NEAL GENDLER Daniel Gordis starts his new book asking: “Is Israel a success?” His answer, readable and engaging, ...
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A novel about the controversial Transfer Agreement
Reviewed by NEAL GENDLER Ask most U.S. baby boomer Jews and their offspring about Haim Arlosoroff and it’s a good ...
Righteous Diplomats saved Jews in the Shoah
Reviewed by NEAL GENDLER Most adult Jews likely know about Raoul Wallenberg, the Swedish diplomat who with associates saved thousands ...
Sam climbs her way to a better life
Reviewed by NEAL GENDLER For understandable reasons Sam is not a happy girl, so Allegra Goodman’s very engaging Sam is ...
From a brothel to a Brooklyn dress shop
Reviewed by NEAL GENDLER It seems unlikely that a former owner of a classy New Orleans brothel, a teenage seamstress ...
Not Great Britain’s finest hour
Reviewed by NEAL GENDLER Three weeks short of 17, orphaned Peter Fleischmann escaped Nazi Germany with the famed Kindertransport only ...
Stella Levi recalls life on Rhodes
Reviewed by NEAL GENDLER In nearly a century, Stella Levi has lived four different lives: First a child in the ...
Strange journey of a prophet
Reviewed by NEAL GENDLER Most Jews are born that way, others have to work at it — but few as ...
Raizl can’t stop looking
Reviewed by NEAL GENDLER Raizl’s life is being ruined by strangers pretending to enjoy theirs. They’re inside her computer, which ...
A writer wrestles with Jewish questions, life issues
Reviewed by NEAL GENDLER The difficult experience of divorce doesn’t necessarily end with the court decree. It may be only ...
