Book Review Category
Book Review – Destiny by Design: Leah’s Journey by Mirta Ines Trupp
Posted on May 27, 2020 Leave a Comment
By Mirta Ines Trupp Destiny by Design: Leah’s Journey is set in Imperial Russia, in the late 19th Century. Leah Abramovitz is the youngest of twelve children, coming of age in Odessa. Her upper class merchant family is suddenly faced with a challenging political climate which threatens their livelihood. Despite her opposition to the decision, […]
Book Review: The Meyersons of Meryton by Mirta Ines Trupp
Posted on May 20, 2020 8 Comments
By Mirta Ines Trupp This variation on Pride and Prejudice revisits the Bennet family as they welcome new neighbors to Meryton. Rabbi Meyerson and his family are received at Longbourn on their arrival from London as Rabbi Meyerson is to serve the Hebrew congregation of Meryton. But other business calls the Rabbi away to Brighton, […]
Book Review: It All Started Down at the Stewarts by Joe Medler
Posted on May 13, 2020 Leave a Comment
By Joe Medler Frank is a retiree who regularly meets a group of friends for coffee. A chance to get out of the house and keep up with friends. Frank becomes suspicious when his friend Dale announces one day that his wife Doris has passed away. Frank decides his friend’s behavior doesn’t see quite right […]
Guest Post: Little Things by Doc Hajirah M, A Featured Poem
Posted on May 12, 2020 2 Comments
Being a part of the blogging world has introduced me to so many amazing people! It’s been a great opportunity to interact so many talented writers. I enjoy having a platform to share their work with all of you too! This week, I’m featuring a poem by Doc Hajirah M. I discovered her work through […]
Book Review #ShidduchCrisis by Penina Shtauber
Posted on May 6, 2020 Leave a Comment
By Penina Shtauber Shidduch dating is an Orthodox Jewish form of dating where singles are matched for the purpose of finding a spouse. It is an intense form of dating that occurs over a short period of time. #ShidduchCrisis is a collection of short stories told from the perspective of young Jewish singles in the […]
Book Review: Cells by Julia Cowan
Posted on April 29, 2020 3 Comments
By Julia Cowan Jim is a troubled teen from a difficult background having grown up without a proper role model. He finds himself on the wrong side of the law after breaking into a house one night. But his attempted petty crime is going to change his life in ways he couldn’t possibly imagine. David […]
Book Review: Hannah’s War by Jan Eliasberg
Posted on April 15, 2020 5 Comments
By Jan Eliasberg Dr. Hannah Weiss is a Jewish scientist, working in Berlin, in 1938, working on one of the most important scientific discoveries of the time. Splitting the atom. Already fighting an uphill battle of being a woman in a man’s world, she faces even greater challenges as a Jewish scientist living under the […]
Book Review – Unorthodox: The Scandalous Rejection of My Hasidic Roots by Deborah Feldman
Posted on April 8, 2020 5 Comments
By Deborah Feldman Deborah Feldman grew up in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, in the Samtar sect of Hasidic Judaism, a highly secretive ultra-orthodox community. Deborah was raised by her grandparents after her parents’ marriage failed and her mother left the community. In her memoir, Ms Feldman tells her story of her upbringing in this very restrictive, conservative […]
Book Review: Lady Catherine, the Earl, and the Real Downton Abbey by Countess Fiona Carnarvon
Posted on April 1, 2020 Leave a Comment
By Countess Fiona Carnarvon If you’re a fan of the PBS series, Downton Abbey then you’re likely familiar with the show’s setting, Highclere Castle. This book, one of two written by the current Countess of Carnarvon, gives the reader a look into the real history of Highclere Castle. This book focuses mainly on the 1920s […]
Book Review: Hiding in Plain Sight by Betty Lauer
Posted on March 15, 2020 1 Comment
By Betty Lauer Hiding in Plain Sight is the true story of one young woman’s survival in Nazi-occupied Poland. While waiting for their visas to America, in order to rejoin her father, Betty, along with her mother and sister, were rounded up and expelled from Germany, to Poland. This began a six-year ordeal of living […]
