Past into the present: review of Joseph Olshan’s novel The Conversion The Jerusalem Post, August 29, 2008 Acclaimed author Joseph Olshan asserts his literary prowess once again with his latest novel, The Conversion. Hypnotic prose, several layers of intrigue, and a heady Old World setting harmonize to create a melodious, and immensely enjoyable, story. But …
Honor thy mother: review of Alyse Myers’s memoir Who Do You Think You Are? The Jerusalem Post, August 1, 2008 Formerly fodder for the psychoanalyst’s couch, memoirs recounting the abuses one has suffered at the hands of one’s mother seem to have come into vogue. Alyse Myers’s Who Do You Think You Are? is one …
In the footsteps of Columbus: review of Tony Horwitz’s non-fiction book A Voyage Long and Strange The Jerusalem Post, July 25, 2008 For many readers, hearing the words “history” and “book” in the same sentence invokes groans and nightmarish memories of high school. Tony Horwitz’s A Voyage Long and Strange: Rediscovering the New World not …
“You are a Jew?” The Jerusalem Post, June 13, 2008 The Jerusalem Post- International Edition, July 11, 2008 One wrong turn and I am standing alone in an alley in Marrakech, deep inside the medina, the dusty red wall of Palais de la Bahia on one side of me, a row of closed stores to …