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May 12, 2015

A Hebrew Novel of Jewish Alexandria, Now in English

A nostalgic, farewell portrait of a world that was fast expiring.

Yitzḥak Gormezano Goren published his novel Alexandrian Summer in 1978, but it has only lately been translated into English. André Aciman reviews the novel, which is based on the author’s own childhood:

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May 12, 2015

  1. Hamas and Islamic State Face off in Gaza

    National extremism against anti-national extremism.

  2. One Need Not Admire Pamela Geller to Support Her Freedom of Speech

    A free society can't let speech limits be set by murderers.

  3. Religious Interpretation Ought Not Be the Government’s Job

    50 American Orthodox rabbis on the RFRA.

  4. A Hebrew Novel of Jewish Alexandria, Now in English

    A nostalgic, farewell portrait of a world that was fast expiring.

  5. Why Read the Book of Ruth on Shavuot?

    The connection between the two isn't obvious.