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Nonfiction Crossing Mandelbaum Gate: Coming of Age Between the Arabs and Israelis, 1956 – 1978 Kai Bird
Nonfiction A Privilege to Die: Inside Hezbollah’s Legions and Their Endless War Against Israel Thanassis Cambanis
Nonfiction A Line in the Sand: The Anglo-French Struggle for the Middle East, 1914 – 1948 James Barr
Essay My Biggest Love Yesterday, David Ehrlich wrote about the shared culture, language, and fate of Israelis. He has been blogging here all week for Jewish Book Council and… David Ehrlich July 3, 2013
Essay Only in Israel David Ehrlich has published two books of short stories in Hebrew, 18 Blue and Tuesday and Thursday Mornings. His newest book, Who Will Die Last: Stories of Life in Israel,… David Ehrlich July 2, 2013
Fiction Who Will Die Last: Stories of Life in Israel David Ehrlich; Ken Frieden, ed.; Various Translators
Recommended Reading Book Cover of the Week: Some Day Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterNew Vessel Press, an independent publishing house founded in NYC last year, is about to release their first six titles. Specializing in… Naomi Firestone-Teeter June 18, 2013
Nonfiction Mossad: The Greatest Missions of the Israeli Secret Service Michael Bar-Zohar and Nissim Mishal
Nonfiction Cinema and Zionism: The Development of a Nation Through Film Ariel L. Feldestein; Merav Pagis, trans.
Nonfiction Nine Lives of Israel: A Nation’s History Through the Lives of its Foremost Leaders Jack L. Schwartzwald
Essay Introducing Inspector Avraham Avraham Today on the Visiting Scribe, D. A. Mishani continues with his series “The Mystery of the Hebrew Detective,” where he has been investigating why it’s so difficult to… D. A. Mishani May 31, 2013
Essay Can a Policeman be an Israeli Hero? Today on the Visiting Scribe, D. A. Mishani continues with his series “The Mystery of the Hebrew Detective,” where he has been investigating why it’s so difficult to… D. A. Mishani May 30, 2013
