Jerusalem

Jerusalem is the city in Israel that is the setting for the sections True Kindness in both Parts I and II of the novel as well as the events in the section All Rise in Part II of the novel. Jerusalem was home to Aaron and his family as well as to George Weisz. Leah and Yoav had grown up there before their mother died. In Part II of the novel Nadia traveled to Israel in an attempt to get Daniel’s desk back from Leah. It was later that she later hit Dov with a stolen car while he was out for a nighttime walk. She and Dov were in an Israeli hospital when Nadia told the judge the story of her life and how she had come to be driving the car that caused his injury.

New York City

New York City is the setting for...