Meir Shalev's "The Blue Mountain"

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Apr 21, 202107:42Religion & Spirituality

Set in a rural village prior to the creation of the state of Israel, The Blue Mountain describes a community of eastern European immigrants as they pioneer life in a new land. Narrated by Baruch, a grandson of one of the...

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