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Tema N. Merback
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Having researched and written a book on the Holocaust I feel particularly well versed in the history of that ignominious chapter of human history. I also understand well humankind’s propensity to disavow and rationalize the blight of its offenses and to relegate them to the distant past. We all yearn to be forgiven for our sins and given a second chance. In recent years, the United States close...
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In the Face of Evil: Based on the Life of Dina Frydman Balbien
by Tema N. Merback (Goodreads Author), Dina Frydman Balbien   4.20 avg rating — 35 ratings
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Literary Lecture Series
Author appearance, October 16, 2012 11:15AM
Santa Monica College, 1900 Pico Boulevard, Santa Monica, CA, US
Author appearance, October 16, 2012 11:15AM
Santa Monica College, 1900 Pico Boulevard, Santa Monica, CA, US
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A woman's contemplated suicide leads to a chance encounter with a man.
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| I did not enjoy this book, I found it depressing with little or no redemption. My illusions of India were shattered forever. I didn't care about the characters probably because they really didn't care about each other. | |
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| I love history and this book really filled in the gaps of my knowledge of the 18th C. As Winston Churchill said "The farther backward you can look, the farther forward you are likely to see." An amazing portrait of the most powerful and successful mo...more | |
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| I just finished a mesmerizing novel written in 1967. I love old books, and in my research for my next novel I stumbled upon this forgotten gem. "Night Falls on the City" is a novel of intrigue and relationships between a troupe of actors and the Nazi...more | |
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| This is another book about Vienna that I read for my research for my next novel. However, this book is entirely about a Jewish family. It is a short novel based on the author's own experiences as a Jew prior to WWII in Vienna. It details the noose th...more | |
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