Set against two major, historical disasters, The Great Fire of London and the Bubonic Plague, The Phoenix Bride, a new novel, exquisitely penned by author Natasha Siegel, recounts the interfaith romance between an aristocratic, gentile widow “bewitched” by her Jewish doctor.
The Most Human By Adam Nimoy
A longed- for reconciliation between an alcoholic father ---whose alter ego is half human ---and his son, an addicted“marijuanaholic,”might capture the interest of a few readers. But The Most Human transcends the ordinary memoir when the father is Leonar…
If You See Them
I am convinced we have angels walking among us—right here in Tampa Florida. I offer as evidence Vicki Sokolik, founder of, a nonprofit that helps “unaccompanied homeless youth achieve stability.” Her divine attributes include patience, tolerance determination, acceptan…
Every house has a history. Few contain the drama that resides within the “cavernous house” in the Dutch countryside, a sanctuary for sole resident, Isabel den Brave. On occasion Isabel’s brother, Louis, uses the old house as a crash pad for one of his several girlfriends. Isabel’s ot…
Nicknamed “Torpedo Speedo”, instructor Bram Goodman rocks in a bathing suit. “Ritually sliced,” Bram is nevertheless a “very very very bad Jew”. Bram never attends synagogue, never had a bar mitzvah. “A devout heretic,” Bram unabashedly gorges on pork sandwiches and…
