A collection of 65 short stories, each dealing with different aspects of love in Israel, was written by local English authors representing a story for each year of Israel’s existence.

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Love in Israel: 65 short love stories - a review
Category: Literature
Issue No. 168
 

A comprehensive and interesting guide book suggesting tours, walks and places of interest for tourists interested in the Jewish heritage to be found in exploring modern London.

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Jewish London - A Review
Category: Literature
Issue No. 167
 

A fascinating review of an interesting book introducing us to the Jewish weavers of carpets, their lives and their artistry in the midst of the Catholic intolerance of the 15th century.

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Beyond the Fringe: Jewish Symbols and Secrets - a review
Category: Literature
Issue No. 167
 

A detective story and first novel which takes place in Israel and is related to the Oslo Accords. A seven year project following on an interesting journey taken by the author bringing him to Israel where he has become a writer.

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Murder Over the Border - a review
Category: Literature
Issue No. 167
 

A compilation of ten lightly disguised autobiographical short stories, each bearing a date of the year in which the incidents described takes place

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To be a Princess - a review
Category: Literature
Issue No. 167
 

This historical narrative tells the tale of a Polish Jew who comes on business to England in the mid-eighteenth century, is robbed, and falls foul of the legal system.

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Gold Ducats and Devilry Afoot - a review
Category: Literature
Issue No. 167
 

This book describes in a microcosm what Jewish life was like in a Lithuanian shtetl of Eastern Europe before the Holocaust, and after as it follows the Zilber family and their dispersion through the world.

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The Shtetl of Musnik - a review
Category: Literature
Issue No. 167
 

This is a memoir, elegantly written by a celebrated, internationally recognized British ceramicist and potter, recipient of many awards, including an OBE. The Hare of the title refers to one of the ‘Netsuke’, exquisite miniature sculptures of ivory or wood, invented in Japan in the 17th century.

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THE HARE WITH AMBER EYES: A Hidden Inheritance - a review
Category: Literature
Issue No. 166
 

The book is about motherhood, what it involves, how long does it take, what you need to know/do to become a Mom. A number of mothers reflect on their journey through motherhood and how it affects their roles as wives, daughters and workers.

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Purple Leaves, Red Cherries: Revealing Motherhood - a review
Category: Literature
Issue No. 166
 

Helen Schary Motro describes Martin Fletcher’s book “The List” as a terrific read. It is set during the final years of the Second World War and is about actual events of the Holocaust and the Zionist struggle in Palestine. Overlaid is a fictitious love story of a young refugee couple from Vienna who are trying to settle into a new life in London.

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The List - a review
Category: Literature
Issue No. 166
 
 
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