Posted By richards on October 13, 2014
Molly Antopols debut short story collection, The Un-Americans, tells stories of Jews divided by geography but united by history. (Courtesy Molly Antopol)
A Jewish-American dry cleaner who who hadnt thought much about his grandfathers escape from the Cossacks in Kiev falls in love with a client who turns out to be from Kiev.
A grandmother in New York one day tells her granddaughter how she fled the Nazis through a sewer tunnel when she was a child, and how her quiet grandfather led the equally filthy teenage resistance group she joined.
These are some of the story lines from Molly Antopols short story collection The Un-Americans, long-listed for the National Books Awards.
The collection spans as the New York Times put it the entire Ashkenazi Jewish universe, from New York to Belarus to Israel, with ancestors watching from their graves as another writes.
Antopol joins Here & Nows Robin Young to talk about her debut collection.
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Posted By simmons on October 13, 2014
US$5.4 Billion pledged to help rebuild Gaza Strip A conference held in Cairo for the rebuilding of Gaza has pledged US$5.4 billion. The largest pledges came from from Turkey, Qatar, France and Italy
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$5.4B Pledged To Gaza Strip After Israel-Hamas War CAIRO A donor conference in Cairo to raise money for Gaza after this year #39;s war between Hamas and Israel ended with pledges of $5. 4 billion, half of which will be dedicated to the reconstruct..
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International Community vows billions to rebuild Gaza Donors have pledged 5.4 billion dollars in aid to help rebuild the Gaza Strip that was devastated by the recent fighting between Israel and Hamas.
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Inside Israel: War-Weary Tourists Stay Away After Gaza Fighting Israel #39;s tourism industry was set for a bumper summer in 2014 but Israel #39;s war with Hamas in Gaza halted the flow of incoming tourists to the country.
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Posted By simmons on October 13, 2014
All About - Shiva (Judaism) What is Shiva (Judaism)? A report all about Shiva (Judaism) for homework/assignment Shiva () (literally "seven") is the week-long mourning period in Judaism ... By: All About
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Posted By admin on October 12, 2014
B #39;nai B #39;rith Anti - Defamation League Stance On Christian Genocide: Silence To Appease Muslims Source: http://hotair.com/archives/2007/09/06/new-jihad-watch-bullies-and-the-armenian-genocide/ By: healtheland
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En route to Istanbul...Amsterdam layover tour 2 9 hour layover in Amsterdam continues with a walk thru the Rijksmuseum, and back onto the tour boat down to the Anne Frank house area. By: rrz518
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Posted By simmons on October 12, 2014
(MENAFN - QNA) Israeli occupation authorities today closed the Ibrahimi Mosque to Muslim worshippers under the pretext of the advent of the so-called Jewish Sukkot holiday. Directorate of Endowments in Hebron said the occupation authorities closed the Ibrahimi Mosque which will remain closed tomorrow to Muslim worshippers under the pretext of Jewish holidays and deemed lawful or permissible all halls of the mosque for the settlers to pray in them, considering that a flagrant infringement upon the freedom of worship in the mosque for Muslims. With this procedure, the occupation forces obstructed the movement of Palestinian citizens in markets and the old town of Hebron, tightened measures at checkpoints and closed roads leading to the mosque from Bab Al-Zawia neighbourhood in the centre of Hebron into the heart of the old town and the Ibrahimi mosque and ran foot patrols to secure access to the mosque and the old town.
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Tony Blair on whether Israel will allow aid into Gaza - BBC News BBC spoke to the UN #39;s Middle East Envoy and former British Prime Minister, Tony Blair. We asked him whether the Israelis had agreed to let aid, including bui... By: BBC News
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