Klara leaves Odessa. "Klara's Journey, " a story of betrayal, drama and love."

“Before leaving the house, Klara follows the age-old Russian folk custom of sitting on her suitcase and reflecting, meditating, praying, or wondering what lies ahead before embarking on her journey. Mischa waits outside their apartment at 21 Proharovskaya Street in the Black Sea port of Odessa. It’s the end of November, 1917, a few weeks after the “Glorious October Socialist Revolution.”

From “Klara’s Journey,” (Marion Street Press) an historical novel, “a story of betrayal, high drama and love.” Available on all ebook formats, Kindle:http://amzn.to/13Sp769. Also,nook, ipad, Kobo, etc. Nook link:
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Visit Kibbutz Lotan

Well-worth looking over this website and info, as well as stopping for a visit at Kibbutz Lotan, located in the desert about 40 miles north of Eilat: www.kibbutzlotan.com Fantastic work and progress in community and environmental development work, including organic gardening, and natural building which means building with recycled materials. I visited Kibbutz Lotan and wrote about the kibbutz’ eco-friendly work; such as, its solar-powered tea house, in “The Scattered Tribe: Traveling the Diaspora from Cuba to India to Tahiti & Beyond," (Globe Pequot Press) http://amzn.to/J3Z47T Check out my blog at www.bengfrank.blogspot.com “I Travel the World.” Follow me on twitter @bengfrank :

A month since "Klara's Journey," became an ebook..and...

It’s a month since “Klara’s Journey, an historical novel, became an ebook. Never realized so many readers get their books on kindle, nook, ipad, Kobo. Available on all ebook formats and wherever books are sold.  http://amzn.to/13Sp769 

“Klara’s Journey, (Marion Street Press)“a story of betrayal, high drama, love,” ISBN 9781936863471 is a gripping account of the Russian Civil War and its consequences. Order today.Amazon, Barnes and Noble, etc. wherever books are sold.

 

A Memory of India

When I was in India, I attended a wedding at Magen Hassidim Synagogue in Mumbai and wrote about it in travel articles and my book, “The Scattered Tribe, Traveling the Diaspora from Cuba to India to Tahiti & Beyond,” (Globe Pequot Press. Rich in tradition, the ceremony and reception were joyous and one could see part of a rich Jewish heritage. Mazel tov to all the forthcoming simchas in this small, but still vibrant Jewish community. http://amzn.to/J3Z47T   Check out my blog at www.bengfrank.blogspot.com “I Travel the World.” Follow me on twitter @bengfrank :   

 

Time often stops in the land of the Maghreb

I remember it well: Excerpt from “The Scattered Tribe.”

 

“Time often stops in the land of the Maghreb. It certainly halted for me that summer day in 1964 in Algiers, my first encounter with the Jews of North Africa in their native lands…

 

“Algeria, sandwiched between Morocco and Tunisia, known (and often feared) as the Barbary Coast, was the first Arab country I had ever set food in. …”

 

Excerpt from the  chapter: “Time stops for me in the Maghreb,”  in “The Scattered Tribe: Traveling the Diaspora from Cuba to India to Tahiti & Beyond,” (Globe Pequot Press) .http://amzn.to/J3Z47T

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The Chelyabinsk meteor and Klara's Journey

Russian scientists have recovered a giant chunk of the Chelyabinsk meteor from the bottom of the lake it crashed into! Chelyabinsk is one of the stops in "Klara's Journey," an historical novel dealing with betrayal, high drama and love,as Klara Rasputnis makes her way across war-torn Siberia. An ebook,& wherever books are sold: http://amzn.to/13Sp769

Kerela, re the Jews of India, proud heritage.

“Whether you're looking for inner peace or just want to laze on some of India's best beaches, you can stay in style without breaking the bank on Kerala's beautiful coast, according to a news item in The Guardian U.K.” This item in India Travel Online is correct. I found it that way when I was in Kochi researching “The Scattered Tribe: Traveling the Diaspora from Cuba to India to Tahiti & Beyond.” (Globe Pequot Press). I also discovered a wonderful Jewish community---though small—and a rich Jewish heritage. Check out my chapter on India. http://amzn.to/J3Z47T blog at www.bengfrank.blogspot.com “I Travel the World.” Follow me on twitter @bengfrank :