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Books On My Reading List This Week – May 24, 2022
Posted on May 24, 2022 Leave a Comment
Read Along with Me Hey Readers! I am taking some time for myself for a week or two. The first half of this year has been so incredibly busy so I’ve decided to take just a little break from a few things to make sure I’m keeping life in balance. I hung an “out of […]
[Book Review] Watch Out for Pirates: Tales from a travel writer’s life by Jules Brown
Posted on May 18, 2022 Leave a Comment
By Jules Brown In his third installment of his travel memoirs, Jules Brown regales his readers with anecdotes from his years of experiences. Taking inspiration from a travel diary he discovered, belonging to his grandfather, Brown incorporates a generational take in this book. This is my third book by Brown and I enjoy each one […]
Books On My Reading List This Week – May 10, 2022
Posted on May 10, 2022 Leave a Comment
Read Along with Me My to-do list around the house is getting shorter as I’m crossing projects off my list. It’s fun to make a few changes around the house. Still a couple of bigger tasks to get to but I’ll have them all finished by the end of the month (fingers crossed). If you […]
[Book Review] Jewish Noir II by Kenneth Wishnia and Chantelle Aimée Osman
Posted on May 4, 2022 2 Comments
By Kenneth Wishnia and Chantelle Aimée Osman Jewish Noir II is a collection of twenty-four stories from a combination of Jewish and non-Jewish writers focusing on topics including the resurgence of anti-Semitism in the US, the influence of stereotypes about certain Jewish communities on anti-Semitic attitudes, Israel’s ongoing legacy of regional warfare, the Jewish role […]
[Book Review] The Next Pair of Shoes by Chaya Rochel Zimmerman
Posted on May 4, 2022 Leave a Comment
By Chaya Rochel Zimmerman The Grinburg family lives in a Polish shtetl. A young family, just started out, they are faced with a difficult choice. Pogroms against their little community at the turn of the century making decision about seeking safety elsewhere. Froyim, a shoemaker, leaves his wife and infant son, in order to start […]
[Book Review] Shtum by Jem Lester
Posted on May 4, 2022 Leave a Comment
By Jem Lester Based on the author’s personal experiences, Shtum follows the story of Jewish father, Ben Jewell, is struggling to cope with the care of his ten-year-old son Jonah. Jonah is on the spectrum and non-verbal. Stress of his care and navigating the British social services system, which will decide Jonah’s placement for future […]
[Book Review] Escape Route by Elan Barnehama
Posted on May 4, 2022 Leave a Comment
By Elan Barnehama Escape Route, set is 1960s New York, opens with Zach’s Bar Mitzvah. As the Vietnam War reaches it’s peak, Zach becomes fixated with the war. As the son of first generation Holocaust survivors, Zach is fearful of history repeating itself and his family being rounded up. So, with the help of his […]
Books On My Reading List This Week – May 3, 2022
Posted on May 3, 2022 Leave a Comment
Read Along with Me Call it spring fever, call it a delayed nesting phase but I have been in the mood to do house projects. Nothing huge but I’m finding a few little things to refresh and improve my space. Like adding some smart features. It’s fun to ask Alexa to handle certain tasks! The […]
[Book Review] Lemons in the Fog by Chaya Rochel Zimmerman
Posted on April 27, 2022 Leave a Comment
By Chaya Rochel Zimmerman Meir Rosen is looking forward to a gap year experience, studying in a yeshiva, in Israel. But he finds himself experiencing some unusual symptoms leading to a surprising diagnosis. Meir faces uncertainty in seeking to recover his mental health while navigating his relationship with his family and cultural expectation of his […]
[Book Review] Atomic Anna by Rachel Barenbaum
Posted on April 27, 2022 Leave a Comment
By Rachel Barenbaum Atomic Anna is the story of three incredible women spanning three generations. The first is Anna Berkova, a nuclear scientist, working the Soviet Union in 1986 when Chernobyl melts down. It is at this moment she accidentally discovers her ability to time jump and is reunited with her estranged daughter, Molly. Molly […]
