Amir Shaviv
By Amir Shaviv
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Israel News Ralph Goldman Glided Through Century of Jewish History With Wit Intact
Armed with a razor-sharp mind, a disarming smile and an iconic bowtie, Ralph Goldman, who died October 7 at the age of 100, glided effortlessly through the Jewish mega-dramas of the 20th century. Born in Ukraine in 1914, raised in Boston and educated in Jewish studies and Hebrew, he grew up to be a world…
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Culture Out of Africa: The Rescue of Ethiopian Jews
Operation Solomon: The Daring Rescue Of the Ethiopian Jews By Stephen Spector Oxford University Press, 320 pages, $28. ——- French Premier Georges Clemenceau once said, “War is a series of catastrophes that results in a victory.” Had he read Stephen Spector’s new book on Operation Solomon, he would not have hesitated to qualify the rescue…
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