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Lemons in the Fog by Chaya Rochel Zimmerman

Lemons in the Fog by Chaya Rochel Zimmerman

Meir Rosen is a mature, responsible bachur who’s excited to be in a post-high-school yeshivah in Eretz Yisrael—a year filled with Torah study, visits to the Kosel, and touring ancient sites. But periods of...

A Jew in the Roman Bathhouse by Yaron Eliav

A Jew in the Roman Bathhouse by Yaron Eliav

Cultural Interaction in the Ancient Mediterranean A provocative account of Jewish encounters with the public baths of ancient Rome Public bathhouses embodied the Roman way of life, from food and fashion to sculpture and...

The Salt Line by You­val Shi­moni

The Salt Line by You­val Shi­moni

Translator: Michael Sharp In 1904, a wounded Russian Jew turns up in northern India on the run from his pursuers and his own conscience. He doesn’t miss anyone – neither his parents nor the...