tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26954600.post6285687714727180287..comments2024-02-03T07:51:06.082-05:00Comments on Mae Travels: Dara Horn: "A Guide for the Perplexed"Mae Travelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13328946930935633113noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26954600.post-21093804652761613192014-01-18T09:55:10.840-05:002014-01-18T09:55:10.840-05:00Interesting that your reaction was so different th...Interesting that your reaction was so different than mine, Olga. Of course the two modern families (the family of the kidnapped woman and that of the kidnappers) were both difficult, but for me it made a good story!Mae Travelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13328946930935633113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26954600.post-12196207119220998412014-01-18T08:03:24.324-05:002014-01-18T08:03:24.324-05:00I read the book this week. Somehow I couldn't ...I read the book this week. Somehow I couldn't get into the story. I felt like the author was using a difficult family relationship to give us a historical review of the life of Moses Maimonides, Solomon Schechter and the "Ladies of Sinai", and the contemporary Middle Eastern conflict. Frankly I didn'tthink the idea of a computer-based genizah was even useful. <br />Still the book inspired me to read more about the British ladies who helped find the Cairo genizah - and definitely to find a good translation of the Maimonides.Olgahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16526247248713665058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26954600.post-81850832876235755062014-01-10T13:42:39.316-05:002014-01-10T13:42:39.316-05:00This sounds pretty fascinating. Wonder if I can ta...This sounds pretty fascinating. Wonder if I can talk the book club into this one sometime over the course of the year. Thanks for the overview!Jeaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17482528482559445943noreply@blogger.com