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O israel, o palestine by leora skolkinsmith, grace paley isbn. Leora skolkin smith born 1952 in manhattan, new york is an israeliamerican novelist. Earlier on we learn about her mothers complicated background. Edges o israel o palestine by leora skolkindownload edges o israel o palestine by leora skolkin ebook pdf. A literary sensation and national book award nominee at age 21, eleanor lerman has paid her dues, been there and back, and has now published a new book of short stories. O israel, o palestine by leora skolkinsmith is to be reissued after selling out of two successive print runs. O israel, o palestine which is being released today, is also grace paleys first novel under her glad day books imprint.
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