may 24, 1999 haifa the train north from tel aviv stops abruptly – like many things in israel – blunt, abrupt – and i am in haifa. it’s over 100 degrees in the shade (fahrenheit), but once again i am…
Middle East, 1999, chapter 16, alex to jerusalem, the history of the tower of david
june 12, 1999 alexandria, egypt it’s 4:30 in the morning. the sky is pitch black. i’m at the main bus station in alexandria. i have twenty four hours to make it back to jerusalem for lihran morav’s bar mitzvah. i…