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Sarah Ansbacher

Author of historical and contemporary novels

Apr 13, 2026, 6:53 PM

A Pocket Guide Against Air-Raid Attacks -- cover and title page (National Library of Israel - Public Domain)

Hidden in the pages of a World War II air-raid manual lies a mystery -- and a daring testimony about brutality and betrayal on the shores of the Holy Land

May 5, 2024, 5:37 PM

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Secrets of an old warehouse in Bratislava

Interior of warehouse, Patronka. Photo: Sarah Ansbacher

A bullet factory in Slovakia once housed Jews in appalling conditions. And then it was used for an even more nefarious purpose

Dec 26, 2019, 2:31 PM

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‘Why does everyone hate your people?’

Hanukiah on display at the Aden Jewish Heritage Museum

It's not every day that a German tourist comes out and asks such a taboo question, but he did, and I answered, and they listened

Dec 8, 2019, 2:09 PM

The sword and the pen

1947 – Jewish community of Aden in the aftermath of the riots. (Image courtesy of Danny Goldsmith and Aden Jewish Heritage Museum)

Is the pen mightier than the sword? I'm undecided. But the pen can be mighty, a positive force for good, as I learnt this past week. Let me tell you the story. Last Monday, I received a text from a friend...

Nov 13, 2019, 3:20 PM

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Sounds

And the ominous siren, when it comes, allows for about a minute to reach a safe space, before the rocket's impact

Oct 29, 2019, 10:18 AM

Facing Jerusalem

Stained glass windows of Kol Yehudah Synagogue - Aden Jewish Heritage Museum

I saw him from across the road, his eyes darting towards the entrance of the museum. I could tell he was thinking about coming in for a visit even before he stubbed out the cigarette he was smoking and...

Apr 16, 2019, 5:34 PM

Four Strangers on a Bus

Eight minutes. Five stops. That’s the length of the 204 bus ride from Allenby Street on the corner of Lilienblum to Tel Aviv Haganah train station in south Tel Aviv. A route where different worlds collide and one I often...

About Me

Sarah Ansbacher is the author of eight books, the first published when she was just eighteen. She also guides at the Aden Jewish Heritage Museum. Her latest work is a historical fiction trilogy following Jewish refugees who fled Nazi Europe along the Danube in 1940 – a largely forgotten chapter of World War II. The first two books, Wave After Wave and Another Shore, are available now, and the third is due out in 2027. Her other books include Ayuni and Passage From Aden. Find out more at sarahansbacher.com

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