The Forgotten History of Jewish Arab Life
I was raised on recollections of a lost world that had existed for as long as we could remember—only to end suddenly in my grandparents' generation.
I was raised on recollections of a lost world that had existed for as long as we could remember—only to end suddenly in my grandparents' generation.
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