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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: 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: The First Girl Child by Amy Harmon
Posted on February 5, 2020 4 Comments
By Amy Harmon Orphaned by his mother, Bayr of Saylok is raised among the Keepers at Temple Hill. With her dying breath, his mother placed a curse on the land which prevents the people of Saylok from having daughters. Bayr is blessed with superhuman strength. But he is also cursed with a speech impediment. His […]
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