The Diamond Setter: A Gloriously Immersive Journey Into Modern Israel
The Diamond Setter By Moshe Sakal Translated by Jessica Cohen Other Press, 304 pages, $15.95 If you enjoy richly plotted intergenerational stories inspired by true events, Moshe Sakal’s “The Diamond Setter” offers bountiful pleasures. Born in Tel Aviv and now a resident of Jaffa, Sakal is the scion of a Syrian-Egyptian Jewish family whose colorful…