The Ladies Auxiliary
Tova Mirvis
1999
Mrs. Levy made it her business to be our eyes and ears, the supplier of all information and news. Her job would be easy this time—she had the good fortune to live directly across the street from Batsheva. She walked over and knocked on the front door, but there was no answer. Mrs. Levy couldn’t begin to guess where Batsheva had gone, and she…
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