FICTION Laish by Aharon Appelfeld. Translated from the Hebrew by Aloma Halter. (Schocken, 231 pp. $23.95) “Good literature,” the Hebrew writer Aharon Appelfeld once told
What a Doll She’s cute, smart and, best of all, Jewish. Nine-year-old Rebecca Rubin (left) is the latest in the popular—and pricey—American Girl historical doll