Gidon’s late wife, Susan Kashman Lev, was a truly gifted and vivid poet. We are lucky to have her work in a chapbook that the family cherishes. This poem, called “The Middle East,” is absolutely perfect for this terrible moment in time.
Poetry Meets the Impossible Moment
A few lines of poetry in the midst of a war
Jun 20, 2025

Expat Confessions: The Spoken Word Edition
Expat Confessions: The Spoken Word Edition is a mini-podcast companion to Confessions of an Expat in the Holy Land. In each episode, I read an essay that stayed with me—something I couldn’t stop thinking about—and offer a short postscript: why I wrote it, or what happened next.
Expat Confessions: The Spoken Word Edition is a mini-podcast companion to Confessions of an Expat in the Holy Land. In each episode, I read an essay that stayed with me—something I couldn’t stop thinking about—and offer a short postscript: why I wrote it, or what happened next.Listen on
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