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In 'Victorious,' Yishai Sarid tells the story of a military psychologist who believes her job is to teach young soldiers to kill. And then her son enlists in the paratroopers
The Holocaust and history; a young gay man in South Korea; a wartime epic from Finland; plus two tales of love and abandonment
Killing with no fear: Yishai Sarid has published a new novel "The Memory Monster" was a success for Israeli author Yishai Sarid. His new book hasn't been published in English yet, but given his reach among Anglophone readers, it won't be long before there's a publishing deal. There is a scene in this novel that could hardly be more Israeli. Mendi, an aged artist, sits in a moshav — a kind of kibbutz — and peels oranges that he has picked himself. It's quiet in the moshav; only Abigail, his friend and psychotherapist, is there. It's actually quite a romantic picture. But the ...
Jewish Ledger WORLD NEWS 2020 – The Year in Review JANUARY • An estimate 25,000 people converge on Manhattan’s Foley Square and make their way to Brooklyn’s Cadman Plaza, chanting “No Hate, No Fear,” where they hear from community leaders and organizations urging Jewish pride and unity in the face of escalating antisemitism. The march is in response to the steep rise in incidents of violence against Jews in New York City. • James Harris, chair of the education committee of the Montclair, N.J. branch of the NAACP, slams Chassidic Jews at the town’s commu...