The origins of a political farce
By Alan Jay Gerber
Issue of Sept. 26, 2008
By the time you read this article, the now famous anti-Iran rally will be just a dim memory. Rosh Hashanah …
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9/25/08
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The unique story of Chari Pere
By Alan Jay Gerber
Issue of Sept. 19, 2008
This week’s Kosher Bookworm will take on a lighter tone before we progress to the serious aspects of …
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9/17/08
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A first-hand account by David Raab
Reviewed by Alan Jay Gerber
Issue of Sept. 12, 2008
The year is 1970. Imagine yourself at age 17, experiencing an enjoyable summer in Israel with …
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9/11/08
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The Haftarot of our lives
A review of how our Haftarot are treated, by Dr. Michael Fishbane
Reviewed by Alan Jay Gerber
Issue of August 29, 2008
A few weeks ago The New York Times …
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8/29/08
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Nazism, communism and the Olympics
King Of The Road: From Bergen Belsen to the Olympic Games by Dr. Shaul Ladany
Reviewed by Alan Jay Gerber
Issue of August 22, 2008
By the time …
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8/21/08
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Nazi Games: The Olympics of 1936 by Dr. David Clay Large
Reviewed by Alan Jay Gerber
Issue of August 15, 2008
The Olympic Games in Communist-ruled China are nearly half over. Much has …
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8/13/08
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“...With All Your Heart...”
A Torah tribute to a true hero on Tisha B’Av
Reviewed by Alan Jay Gerber
Issue of August 8, 2008
Grenade! Grenade! The very mention of this …
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8/6/08
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“Nine Out of Ten” by Moshe Katz
The heroic story of a family’s determination to outlive and survive the Nazis
Reviewed by Alan Jay Gerber
Issue of August 1, 2008
Of one thing …
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7/30/08
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Icon of Evil: Hitler's Mufti and the Rise of Radical Islam
Reviewed by Alan Jay Gerber
It was the time when there was no State of Israel, before there were Arab refugees, occupied …
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7/23/08
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Literature of the three weeks and the Holocaust
“Eim HaBanim Semeichah” as edited and translated by Rabbi Dr. Pesach Schindler
Reviewed by Alan Jay Gerber
Midway through the …
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7/16/08
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