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 THE PASSPORT used by Pinchas Rutenberg in 1919 to escape from Odessa.

'An Unreasonable Man': How hydroelectric power came to Palestine

By COLIN SHINDLER
 PRO-PALESTINIAN demonstrators shout slogans as they march in the ‘Shut It Down for Palestine’ protests in New York City, last December.

'The Hebrew Teacher': Three novellas about Israeli women in the US

‘Bummer’: An entertaining guide to anal health

 RABBI ARYEH Levin (R) in 1965. He was known as ‘Father of the Prisoners’ because of his frequent visits to imprisoned members of the Jewish underground.

'Goodness and Mercy Shall Follow Me': A story of Zionists, scholars

By MARTIN LOCKSHIN
 Shoppers are seen at the Mahane Yehuda market in Jerusalem.

'Reclaiming Dignity': A look at 'misunderstood' Jewish modesty

 Graffiti in the Jezreel Valley calling for the return of the hostages, particularly the Bibas children.

'Crossing the Jordan': Deeply considered essays on Judaism, Islam, the West

‘JOURNALISM HAS a unique position to bridge the disparate sectors of society.’

'Bylines and Blessings': Having faith in a liberal industry

 GIANT HEART model at the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia, one of the places Nadav visited with his family.

'More Than We Expected': Making sense of the unthinkable

 Author Roni Robbins

'Hands of Gold': A story resonating with Jewish families in the US

 Prime minister Menachem Begin’s first meeting with Egyptian president Anwar Sadat at the Egyptian Embassy in Washington on April 25, 1979.

'Providence and Power': Examining the statesmanship of Jewish leaders

By ALLAN BOROWSKI
  Auschwitz concentration camp, operated by Nazi Germany in occupied Poland during the Holocaust.

'Cold Crematorium': An unusual account of the Holocaust

By NEAL GENDLER
 PROF. EMERITUS Glenn C. Altschuler began reviewing books for the ‘Magazine’ in 2006.

The veteran 'Post' book reviewer shares his life story

By GLENN C. ALTSCHULER
 SHOPPING FOR ‘a few staples’ in Jerusalem’s Mahaneh Yehuda market.

'Shabbat': A bestselling cookbook with family recipes - review

By HOWARD BLAS
GOD FORBIDS Adam and Eve from eating the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge.

A pair of scholarly explorations of the Bible

By RABBI REUVEN CHAIM KLEIN
 THEN-PRIME Minister Benjamin Netanyahu points to a red line he drew on the graphic of a bomb used to represent Iran’s nuclear program as he addresses the 67th United Nations General Assembly at the UN in New York, in 2012.

'My Brother's Keeper': Ex-Netanyahu aide comes clean about 2014 - review