Jews in Book Reviews - NY Times Book Review - 5 major reviews of books about Jews

I can't recall a Sunday NY Times book review with 5 of its major reviews about books concerning Jews. Daphne Merkin, Aharon Applefeld, and three more.

CREDITRUTU MODAN

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Diving Into Hell: A Powerful Memoir of Depression

In “This Close to Happy,” Daphne Merkin explains her struggles with depression with insight, grace and excruciating clarity.

January 30, 2017By ANDREW SOLOMON

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The Rise of Brooklyn, What’s Wrong and What’s Right

Kay Hymowitz’s “The New Brooklyn” looks at the transformation of Brooklyn over the last several decades and complicates our understanding of gentrification.

February 1, 2017By ALAN EHRENHALT

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How David Became Goliath: The Secret of Israel’s Military Success

“The Weapon Wizards” by Yaakov Katz and Amir Bohbot examines how Israel became a giant in military technology.

By ROSA BROOKS

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Aharon Appelfeld’s Novel Follows a Young Holocaust Refugee to Palestine

Aharon Appelfeld’s novel “The Man Who Never Stopped Sleeping” follows a Holocaust survivor from Europe to Palestine.

By GERALDINE BROOKS

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One Young Man’s Life Served Up Four Ways

4 3 2 1 By Paul Auster 866 pp. Henry Holt & Company. $32.50. When Kate Atkinson’s “Life After Life” was published in 2013, it felt like something new, a wildly inventive
January 31, 2017 - By TOM PERROTTA - Books - Print Headline: "Parallel Lives"