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Thoughts on: Me, You by Erri De Luca
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Book Review: Me, You by Erri De Luca

Man of la BookNovember 6, 2011

The story revolves around the life in the village, the relationship between the boy and his girl, the fishermen, family members and atmosphere

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Thoughts on: Daughters of Iraq by Revital Shiri-Horowitz
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Thoughts on: Daughters of Iraq by Revital Shiri-Horowitz

Man of la BookSeptember 21, 2011

“Daughters of Iraq” by Revital Shiri-Horowitz is a well written account of Jewish Iraqi family who is forced to immigrate to Israel from Iraq in the 1950s.

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Thoughts on: Displaced Persons by Ghita Schwarz
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Book Review: Displaced Persons by Ghita Schwarz

Man of la BookSeptember 1, 2011

Decades after being liberated, the world treats the survivors differently. The perspective is not only that of the survivors themselves, but also of society

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Thoughts on: Uncle Misha’s Partisans by Yuri Suhl
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Book Review: Uncle Misha’s Partisans by Yuri Suhl

Man of la BookAugust 25, 2011

Uncle Misha’s Partisans by Yuri Suhl is a fictional book following the adventures of a Ukrainian boy during World War II.

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Book Review: The Fifth Servant by Kenneth Wishnia
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Book Review: The Fifth Servant by Kenneth Wishnia

Man of la BookFebruary 17, 2011

There is great insight on how Jews were persecuted and the struggles they faced. However, the author uses these adversities to highlight the Jewish spirit

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Book Review: The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay by Michael Chabon
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Book Review: The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay by Michael Chabon

Man of la BookJuly 21, 2010

The book touches on many themes, such as the role Jewish writers and artists played in American pop culture (like it or not comics are American mythology).

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