Moment Magazine


Moment is an independent magazine which focuses on the life of the American Jewish community. Frances Brent has written several book reviews for Moment. 


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Diaspora and Depression: A Tale of Loss

The Girl from Human Street
Roger Cohen

April 16, 2015

"At the heart of the book, Cohen posits the idea of a link between the trauma of Jewish displacement and the depressive state, which corroded the lives of so many family members."

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On the Move: A Life
Oliver Sacks

September 1, 2015

"On the Move, wittily and wittingly, holds in its title the darker meaning of our human movement and the author’s deep consciousness of his own journey towards death and final resting. Characteristically, he maneuvers with nonchalance, disguising the difficulties with the grace of his prose."

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