In my previous post, I described how I discovered the ancient Jewish quarter of Lorca, Spain, and chose it as the setting for the historical story of By Light of Hidden Candles. Lorca is a city in Murcia, the region in eastern Spain tucked between Andalusia and Valencia. Its most famous feature is its hilltop […]
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6 months ago
@myheritage_official just released a new feature that automatically colorizes black and white photos. Meet my great-great-grandmother Lena, a.k.a. Leah Gittel,- 1 month ago
A very happy memory from the good old days when you could still travel to visit family and see stuff - 4 months ago
Just gonna take this #santjordi2020 opportunity to shamelessly brag that @carlespuigdemont , former president of Catalonia, has a copy of my - 23 hours ago
Just sold the very last copy of #LetterstoJosep in my personal stock. Don't worry, it's still freely available online, and - 8 months ago
My 9yo made this chanukiyah at school. He designed it and chose the colors. I SWEAR I HAD NOTHING TO - 7 months ago
Increasing the light: the best response to growing darkness. And in NY, there has been much darkness this #Chanukah . Much - 7 months ago
While poking around @myheritage_official record collections, I discovered this poem written by my 3rd-great-uncle in honor of the inauguration of - 4 months ago
3 clips (swipe⏩ to see all 3!) from yesterday's FB Live virtual launch party for Disengagement! Full video is on - 7 months ago
I've accomplished an impressive amount in the past decade. I wrote 5 books, published 2 (so far), and signed 3 - 8 months ago
That moment when your editor tries to get away with putting a sea monster on the front-matter map of your - 6 months ago
There....... appears to be some confusion about the release date of my upcoming book It's March 4th, and I'm preeeettty - 5 months ago
Coronavirus has forced us all into a new reality, and I have found myself facing it with uncharacteristic calm. I'm - 6 months ago
The saga of the mysterious release date continues!!! ♀️♀️♀️♀️ MARCH 4TH, PEOPLE! (Also: it's up on Amazon! ) - 8 months ago
I immigrated to Israel with my family 23 years ago today This photo of me, taken maybe a year before - 6 months ago
Okay people, we're finally in business Disengagement is now available for pre-order from my publisher (Kasva Press) and their distributor - 6 days ago
15 years. What have we learned? I don't know about the nation as a whole. But this book is - 1 week ago
Sound on to hear a preview from my conversation with Rav Mike Feuer on The Jewish Story about my new - 6 months ago
Time to reconfigure my book charm necklace Many thanks to @fromnewleaf for the beautiful #bookcharms ❤️ #disengagement #comingsoon