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amother
Seafoam
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 Mon, Mar 15 2021, 5:19 pm
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Op, if you like history, I recommend The Battle for Jerusalem by Abraham Rabinowitz (was recently reprinted). Straight up history but very gripping, reads like a novel of suspense.
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Sunnydays
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Mon, Mar 15 2021, 5:20 pm
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Did you read Who Is Like Your People by Henye Meyer. It came out recently.
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amother
Hotpink
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Mon, Mar 15 2021, 5:22 pm
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I also like “The Aleppo Codex” because it was well written. Also “Suddenly Jewish” about people who suddenly found out they were Jewish. Also “Shush” by Emil Draitser about growing up Jewish under Stalin. So I look for Jewish themes written by very Jewish minded authors who might not be religious. Also “The Endless Steppe”. These are all books I read during Covid.
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PinkFridge
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Mon, Mar 15 2021, 5:36 pm
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Have you read Seven Blessings, In the Courtyard of the Kabbalist, and I'm not sure what else by Ruchama Feuerman King? Her books might be available from your local library.
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amother
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Mon, Mar 15 2021, 10:57 pm
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I just bought Full Circle by Gita Gordon. Sounds promising.
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amother
Copper
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Mon, Mar 15 2021, 10:58 pm
| amother [ Wine ] wrote: | | I just bought Full Circle by Gita Gordon. Sounds promising. |
That’s a very good book!! About 20 years old... one of my favorites!
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cnc
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Tue, Mar 16 2021, 12:38 am
| amother [ Copper ] wrote: | | That’s a very good book!! About 20 years old... one of my favorites! |
I also bought it today ,but I was under the impression that it’s a brand new book.
It says Published in 2021 and doesn’t have any earlier editions.
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amother
Copper
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Tue, Mar 16 2021, 6:44 am
| cnc wrote: | I also bought it today ,but I was under the impression that it’s a brand new book.
It says Published in 2021 and doesn’t have any earlier editions. |
I was intrigued so I looked online and yes, it’s a new book that I’ve never read before. Interesting that they would use the same title as an existing one.
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amother
Copper
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Tue, Mar 16 2021, 6:47 am
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amother
Seafoam
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Tue, Mar 16 2021, 7:34 am
| amother [ Wine ] wrote: | | I just bought Full Circle by Gita Gordon. Sounds promising. |
There's a book with that title from around 20 years ago, but diff author.
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cnc
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Tue, Mar 16 2021, 7:37 am
| amother [ Copper ] wrote: | | I was intrigued so I looked online and yes, it’s a new book that I’ve never read before. Interesting that they would use the same title as an existing one. |
That’s so interesting!
Now I’m curious about the other one!
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amother
Copper
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Tue, Mar 16 2021, 7:49 am
| cnc wrote: | That’s so interesting!
Now I’m curious about the other one! |
It’s by Gila Diamond
A terrific book! At least I thought so when I read it in my 20’s...
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Full-.....60f8c
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shaqued_almond
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Tue, Mar 16 2021, 8:38 am
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I just remembered there's a book called Ayuni that will be released soon by Sarah Ansbacher. It's a romance between an Ashkenazi and a (Yemeni) Jew from Aden. I will comment once it's out
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amother
OP
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Tue, Mar 16 2021, 5:53 pm
Ty this was helpful!
Already bought the ( new?) full circle earlier this wk for yt
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amother
Copper
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Tue, Mar 16 2021, 8:48 pm
I was just in the store and bought this book. It looks very good. https://judaicaplaza.com/produ.....59271
I think it’s about a woman who has 8 kids and gets divorced and suddenly has to deal with having no kids at home since they go to their father who is remarried. Not really sure but that’s what I think the story is about.
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rikki 1
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Tue, Mar 16 2021, 9:21 pm
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Anyone read new book "Where is the daughter I raised?". I think I know the author and wondering what type of read it would be.
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shirachadasha
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Tue, Mar 16 2021, 9:54 pm
| amother [ Hotpink ] wrote: | Lucette Lagnado is excellent. It’s not the same as Judaic literature but she was very Jewish and a gripping writer. She wrote about Jewish Cairo, and also an excellent book about Mengele children.
ETA: I read through Jewish fiction very quickly so I have branched out to add nonfiction and self help. Also I loved Pride and Preference. |
I thought "The Man in the White Sharkskin Suit" was very well written and interesting. Just a note to any more religiously discerning Ima that the views expressed by the author would make some people on this forum uncomfortable.
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amother
Aqua
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Tue, Mar 16 2021, 10:08 pm
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These are not new and not novels, but were amazing reads, Circle of Hope Triangle of Despair and Perfidy.
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amother
Seafoam
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Tue, Mar 16 2021, 10:10 pm
| shirachadasha wrote: | | I thought "The Man in the White Sharkskin Suit" was very well written and interesting. Just a note to any more religiously discerning Ima that the views expressed by the author would make some people on this forum uncomfortable. |
If you read her follow up book of memoirs, you will see she expresses regret for having left the religious world.
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amother
Seafoam
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Tue, Mar 16 2021, 10:21 pm
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Another suggestion, I am planning to buy a book that just came out called The Plunder by Menachem Kaiser. It's getting rave reviews. It's the about the author's search for family property that belonged to his grandfather's family before the Holocaust. I downloaded a sample from the kindle version and the first chapter is well written and gripping. (Also, I don't know if the author is currently frum, I sort of got the impression that he is not, but he comes from a frum background.)
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