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Dianne Robbins (1738 KP) rated Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles (2019) in Movies

Apr 22, 2021 (Updated Apr 22, 2021)  
Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles (2019)
Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles (2019)
2019 | Documentary, Musical
10
9.0 (2 Ratings)
Movie Rating
Fascinating
I haven't seen Fiddler in the Roof yet but watched this documentary about the creation and history of the play on PBS. I was enthralled from start to finish. I was always intrigued by the Jewish religion but didn't know anyone who practiced it while I was growing up so it remained a mystery to me. A very sacred mystery that is filled with tradition and ceremony and secrets. It always felt like Fiddler was not meant for my eyes as it would unveil those secrets so I did not seek out to view a production of it. Watching this documentary brought the story of Fiddler, religious and cultural tradition, and a Jewish family from a Russian settlement to life. As soon as this quarantine, I am determined to find the nearest production of Fiddler and view it immediately.
  
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ClareR (5950 KP) rated Lucifer’s Game in Books

Feb 15, 2022  
Lucifer’s Game
Lucifer’s Game
Cristina Loggia | 2022 | Fiction & Poetry, Thriller
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
This was an enjoyable, well-researched historical fiction novel set during WW2 in Rome.
Cordelia Olivieri’s life in Rome becomes more precarious as the Italian fascists start to identify more Italians with Jewish heritage. Cordelia’s English mother was Jewish. She has a friend in the Vatican who promises to get her on a transport to England, if she will just photograph the German plans for North Africa. This seems a simple task (or not!), as the German officer in charge of the planning for Rommel has taken over Cordelia’s hotel as his centre of operations. But Cordelia complicates things somewhat when she starts to fall in love with him.
The villains in this book are thoroughly despicable, and the ‘goodies’ are in constant danger. It’s all very nail-bitingly exciting and another great read on The Pigeonhole!
  
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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2400 KP) rated Murder in the Marais (Aimee Leduc Investigations, #1) in Books

Mar 9, 2018  
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Murder in the Marais (Aimee Leduc Investigations, #1)
Cara Black | 2003
6
6.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
When Aimee Leduc takes a decoded picture to a client in the Jewish quarter of Paris, she finds the woman dead and things quickly unravel from there. Honestly, I found the book too busy, which left not enough time to wrap everything up in the end.

Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/05/book-review-murder-in-marais-by-cara.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
  
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Meg Dean (138 KP) rated Becoming Jewish: The Challenges, Rewards, and Paths to Conversion in Books

Jun 20, 2018  
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Becoming Jewish: The Challenges, Rewards, and Paths to Conversion
Steven Reuben | 2011
6
6.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
I took a very long time to finish this book. I really wanted to read it thoroughly and understand everything!

I can honestly say...I am in no danger of Becoming Jewish anytime soon! Judaism has a lot of wonderful qualities, but I still cannot reconcile the 1 god thing...

A wonderful resource for anyone wanting to convert or just learn more about Judaism!

3 stars
  
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    The Judaics Toolbox provides easy to use links to online versions of Torah (Hebrew Bible), prayer...

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The Chocolate Lady (94 KP) rated All the Rivers in Books

Oct 5, 2020  
All the Rivers
All the Rivers
Dorit Rabinyan | 2017 | Fiction & Poetry
10
9.5 (2 Ratings)
Book Rating
Here’s a novel that was banned from Israeli High Schools because it is about a relationship between a Jewish Israeli woman and a Palestinian man. But don’t let that stop you from reading this modern-day Romeo and Juliette story. Read why this book is forcing me to update my “best of 2017” list, in my review here. https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2017/12/25/border-life/