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Only Yesterday encapsulates richness of Jewish Toronto

Only Yesterday encapsulates richness of Jewish Toronto

 Only YesterdayBy Benjamin Kayfetz and Stephen A. Speisman, Editor Bill GladstoneNow and Then Books, 205 pages, $25.00 Allen Manly Special to the Tribune Bill Gladstone...

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Novel shows polarization of Israeli religious groups

Novel shows polarization of Israeli religious groups

It’s not easy these days, not even for talented writers of fiction, to attract a mainstream publishing house. So it was quite a feat for Beit Shemesh author Gila...

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Novelist wins prize with The Innocents

Novelist wins prize with The Innocents

(JTA) – Novelist Francesca Segal won the 2013 Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish literature for her debut novel, The Innocents. Segal will receive the Jewish Book Council’s...

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Author finds new book sparks silence, not discussion

Author finds new book sparks silence, not discussion

OTTAWA – Dr. Neil J. Kressel, who teaches at William Paterson University and served as a visiting associate professor at the Yale Initiative for the Interdisciplinary...

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Book of fiction on Holocaust debuts

Book of fiction on Holocaust debuts

kWINNIPEG – Acclaimed Canadian writer Carol Matas, who has examined the subject of the Holocaust in 10 of her books, launched her new book Dear Canada: Pieces...

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