From a secret family gemstone to Jewish spirituality, and more, new books offer compelling stories of Jewish life, culture and creativity.

Rachel Goldberg-Polin’s memoir explores the unbearable loss of her son Hersh, the enduring power of a mother’s love and the search for purpose amid grief.

The writer behind 'A Walk on the Moon,' both the film and the musical, recalls her summers in the Catskills.

Behind the famed Catskills resorts were radical hoteliers, Holocaust survivors, chicken farmers and families whose stories are only now being told in ‘The Red Hotel’ and ‘Divine Corner.'

From Jewish immigrant life in Vermont to a Paris hotel serving as a shelter for Jews after WWII and more, these new books explore parts of Jewish history.

This summer, a full-length documentary, an Off-Broadway play and an exhibition at a local museum evoke the spirit of the Borscht Belt's heyday.

Amid growing tensions in the art world after October 7, Russian-born gallerist Maryana Kaliner has made it her mission to champion contemporary Israeli women artists.

David Hirshberg's historical fiction set in the Bronx, a story of a girl who sees in numbers, a twisty thriller and more.