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Black Book (2007)

https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=3938 Israel 1956. Rachel, a Jew, rather unexpectedly meets an old friend at the kibbutz where is she working as a teacher. It brings back memories of her experiences in The Netherlands during the war, memories of betrayal.

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Black Book

From imdb: Israel 1956. Rachel, a Jew, rather unexpectedly meets an old friend at the kibbutz where is she working as a teacher. It brings back memories of her experiences in The Netherlands during the war, memories of betrayal. September … Continue reading

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After His Death, He Was Promoted To The Rank Of Jew

From Haaretz: Yesmao Yela’o was preparing to visit his mother in Ethiopia, whom he had not seen in five years, but the Second Lebanon War started and he was called up. "He told me that if he comes back from … Continue reading

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Proving You’re A Jew

Gershom Gorenberg writes for the NYT: One day last fall, a young Israeli woman named Sharon went with her fiancé to the Tel Aviv Rabbinate to register to marry. They are not religious, but there is no civil marriage in … Continue reading

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