We all have tales to tell of jaunts to the Old City. Ruthie Fogelman's tales are different: she is a stitch in the fabric of life within the walls: this is her home. Her evocative, detailed descriptions of daily routines, cyclic religious rites, historical perspectives and moments of anguish are as inviting as the aroma of simmering cholent during a Jerusalem snowstorm.

Sam Orbaum, Author of Eskimos of Jerusalem, But Seriously