Tuesday, 9 June 2026

Chopping Onions on My Heart by Samantha Ellis

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I am always happy to discover new books about the rich heritage of Iraqi Jews , as each book brings more information about a world that once...
Sunday, 17 May 2026

Funny, You Don´t Look Like a Rabbi by Rabbi Lynnda Targan

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At 50, Lynnda Targan was accomplished PR professional with an intense and busy family life. Not necessarily an observant Jew - in the ´ortho...
Sunday, 10 May 2026

The Hidden Hand by Warren Kinsella

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Jewish life after October 7th is sometimes unbearable. Israeli - no matter the age - abroad are literally hunted by rabid individuals accusi...
Thursday, 30 April 2026

Dog by Yishay Ishi Ron translated into English by Yardenne Greenspan

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´I´m not in Gaza, I´m in Tel Aviv, and there are no shells here, only a dying dog, and no one is helping, no one comes´. A short and intelle...

Israeli Movie Review: Barren directed by Rabbi Mordechai Vardi

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Long time no Israeli movie, but the last one I´ve watched, Barren (Akara, the original Hebrew version ) , directed by Rabbi Mordechai Vardi ...
Thursday, 23 April 2026

City of Dogs by Leon de Winter translated into German by Stefanie Schäfers

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´Lea hatte ein Recht auf ihre Illusionen, auch wenn er selbst keine hatte´. Jaap Hollander is a very successful brain surgeon, searching for...

Balagan by Mirna Funk

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There is a new book by Mirna Funk     and I hurried up to get to read it. As in her previous novels, there is again, an Israeli-German story...