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Naomi ragen is a bestselling americanisraeli novelist, playwright and journalist. When this book makes its debut on september 24, the pity of it will be that because ragen is an author from the secular world, some people who might benefit from its insights those in highly observant jewish communities are unlikely to read it. Born in america she has lived in israel for the last three decades. Apr 24, 2007 were i confronted with naomi ragens book and its degree of resemblance to that of sarah shapiro, i might very well fail her, at the very least would demand a major rewrite what sarah shapiro wanted in the first place, though, to be honest, perhaps i would not level a formal plagiarism charge against her with universty authorities which. Discover book depositorys huge selection of naomi ragen books online.
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