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Book Review: The Watchmakers by Harry Lenga
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Book Review: The Watchmakers by Harry Lenga

Man of la BookJuly 12, 2022

The brothers were moved between several work camps, including Auschwitz managing to survive due to their ability to fix watches and a good amount of chutzpah

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Graphic Novel Review: A Visit to Moscow by by Anna Olswanger
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Graphic Novel Review: A Visit to Moscow by Anna Olswanger

Man of la BookJuly 7, 2022

An American rabbi travels to the Soviet Union, the year is 1965, and reports of persecution of the Jewish community have been reported

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Audiobook Review: The Bastard Brigade by Sam Kean
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Audiobook Review: The Bastard Brigade by Sam Kean

Man of la BookJune 23, 2022

What happens when you recruit a bunch of rogue geniuses and send them to enemy territory to save the world?

You get a great story

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Graphic Novel Review: The English GI by Jonathan Sandler
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Graphic Novel Review: The English GI by Jonathan Sandler

Man of la BookJune 9, 2022

Bernard Sandler, a 17-year-old English boy from Yorkshire is on a school trip to the United States and finds himself stranded It’s 1939, and WWII has escalated

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Graphic Novel Review: Jose and the Pirate Captain Toledano by Arnon Z. Shorr
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Giveaway & Graphic Novel Review: Jose and the Pirate Captain Toledano by Arnon Z. Shorr

Man of la BookMay 11, 2022

The author tackles several important topics religion, anti-Semitism, coming of age, discovery, love, as well as family, and loyalty, are some of them

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Book Review: QB VII by Leon Uris
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Book Review: QB VII by Leon Uris

Man of la BookMay 3, 2022

While the subject is, indeed, very serious, there’s also playfulness within the narrative. I have no idea how Mr. Uris managed to do that

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Book Review: The Hidden Saint by Mark Levenson
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Book Review: The Hidden Saint by Mark Levenson

Man of la BookApril 19, 2022

Rabbi Adam is awaiting a family wedding, when Lilith, an ancient evil, adducts his children. Rabbi Adam must create a golem and find his way to the underworld.

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Book Review: A Jew Who Defeated Nazism by Ainslie Hepburn
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Book Review: A Jew Who Defeated Nazism by Ainslie Hepburn

Man of la BookMarch 30, 2022

In Featherstone Park in Northumbria, Mr. Sulzbach made sure each German POW returned home with the understanding of how democracy works.

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Book Review: Nine Tenth of the Law by Claudia Hagadus
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Book Review: Nine Tenth of the Law by Claudia Hagadus

Man of la BookMarch 10, 2022

Nine Tenth of the Law by Claudia Hagadus Long, while certainly dealing with serious issues, comes across as light hearted, with poignant and clever observations

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Book Review: Hollywood and Israel by Tony Shaw and Giora Goodman
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Book Review: Hollywood and Israel by Tony Shaw and Giora Goodman

Man of la BookMarch 1, 2022

I think most can agree that history is nuanced, Hollywood and Israel: A History by Anthony Shaw and Giora takes great effort to drive that point home

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