Israel, ‘an almost magical story’
Reviewed by NEAL GENDLER Daniel Gordis starts his new book asking: “Is Israel a success?” His answer, readable and engaging, ...
Tag: Ecco
Memories of a Persian widow
The Girl from the Garden, by Parnaz Foroutan, Ecco, 271 pages, $26.99 Reviewed by NEAL GENDLER Being born female in ...
‘A Bintel Brief’ conjures Forward’s sage editor
“A Bintel Brief” (Yiddish for “A Bundle of Letters”) was the popular advice column that began running, in 1906, in ...
