09/16/2026
🎙️ New Episode of the Nice Jewish Books Podcast!
How many lives can one person live—and still know who he truly is?
Joseph has already lived several lives when he crosses the border from Lebanon into British Mandate Palestine. Once a beloved son in a Jewish home in Lebanon, he was later left to live at a convent, where he became a medical assistant to the convent doctor and the adjacent psychiatric hospital.
But everything changes when Joseph becomes involved in a Haganah operation.
His journey takes him from medical assistant to spy for the Haganah and, later, the Israel Defense Forces. As Joseph moves through one identity after another, he must confront a profound question:
After living so many lives, can Joseph remember who he really is—and finally find peace?
🎧 Listen to my conversation with author Emmet Hirsch about his book, The Wolf Shall Dwell with the Lamb, on the Nice Jewish Books Podcast.
How many lives can one person live—and still know who he truly is? Joseph has already lived several lives when he crosses the border from Lebanon into British Mandate Palestine. Once a beloved son in a Jewish home in Lebanon, he was later left to live at a convent, where he became a medical assist...
