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Added March 27, 2015
For as long as I can remember, I remember fear.
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My Promised Land: The Triumph and Tragedy of Israel
Ari Shavit
Published
2013
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None of the merry-go-rounds seem to work anymore. There is a Holiday Inn across from the coroner's office. And Lorenzo Jones is our mayor.
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The funeral is supposed to be a quiet affair, for the deceased had no friends. But words are water in Amsterdam, they flood your ears and set the rot, and the church's east corner is crowded.