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The Lines We Draw: The Journalist, the Jew and an Argument About Identity

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By Tim Franks Verified
| Jewish Book Council
Skip to main content Jewish Book Month, the founding program of Jewish Book Council, is in its 100th year! Review By – February 11, 2026 Tim Franks begins The Lines We Draw by observing that any good news organization does not hire reporters who know the truth before they investigate it. In this book, Franks — a longtime BBC correspondent — uses his reporting skills to delve into his ancestry and examine the age-old question of what it means to be a Jew.
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'Hung by my wrists and beaten': Israeli-Russian woman says Iraqi militants tortured her in captivity

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By Tim Franks Verified
| Yahoo Verified
An Israeli-Russian woman held captive for two and a half years by militants in Iraq has told the BBC how she invented "confessions" to try to get her captors to stop torturing her. Elizabeth Tsurkov, who was freed in September, says she suffered extreme abuse for 100 days, leaving her physically and mentally scarred. Warning: This article contains distressing content including descriptions of torture "My health is not great," Ms Tsurkov says.
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'Estamos inventando a medicina de cativeiro': o hospital que vai tratar reféns libertados pelo Hamas após mais de 2 anos sequestrados

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By Tim Franks Verified
| Estado De Minas Verified
Quando os 20 reféns israelenses libertados pelo Hamas nessa segunda-feira (13/10) foram transportados de helicóptero ao Centro Médico Rabin, em Petah Tikva, cidade próxima a Tel Aviv, uma das pessoas que mais os aguardava era a chefe de enfermagem Michal Steinman.
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