BLOOMBERG
by Daniel Gordis
November 26, 2014

In our neighborhood in south Jerusalem, a pickup truck driven by an Arab man comes around once or twice a week, a loudspeaker mounted on top blaring a recording, “Alte Sachen.” He collects old appliances and clothing that people are giving away, employing the Yiddish phrase that European Jewish peddlers used when they came to town: Alte Sachen — Used Items. READ MORE