''The Ruined House'' ( he, הבית אשר נחרב, lit. ''The House that was Destroyed'') is an originally

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Reuven Namdar Reuben or Reuven ( he, רְאוּבֵן, Standard ''Rəʾūven'', Tiberian ''Rŭʾūḇēn'') was the first of the six sons of Jacob and Leah (Jacob’s oldest son), according to the Book of Genesis. He was the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Re ...

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. The book was the 2014 winner of the Sapir Prize.Tablet Magazin

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