About the Author

Dr. Emmy Leah Zitter

Emmy Zitter is a Senior Lecturer at Michlalah-Jerusalem College and Shaanan College. She holds a Doctorate in English Literature from the University of Rochester. She lives in Beit Shemesh, Israel. In addition to her academic publications, she has written books and articles for the Jewish world.

Benjamin Franklin is the Secret Source of a Major Jewish Text

by Dr. Emmy Leah Zitter

I discovered that a key Jewish work on self-improvement was actually based on Franklin’s Autobiography.

A War Hero for Two Nations

by Dr. Emmy Leah Zitter

Lieutenant Moshe Brodetzky fought in the US Army during WWII, and then for Israel in 1948.

Making 12,000 Sandwiches a Day for Israeli Soldiers

by Dr. Emmy Leah Zitter

I’m getting through the war, one sandwich at a time.

Menorah on Top of the Tree

by Dr. Emmy Leah Zitter

J. Hector de St. John de Crevecoeur explains how religious identity disappears within one generation in America.

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