‘The Gustav Sonata,’ Excerpt from the Ribalow Prize Winner
In postwar Switzerland, 5-year-old Gustav becomes the unlikely friend of Anton, the new student who is Jewish, in Rose Tremain’s 'The Gustav Sonata.'
The Nazi Titanic, The Third Reich’s Disaster Film
The story of the Cap Arcona is a tale of Hitlerian hubris in attempting to establish a “Hollywood on the Rhine” film industry, even as the Third Reich’s…
Where Children Rule, Books for Young Readers
Kitten discover a magical Jerusalem and a trio of challah goblins are among the new children's book that capture the essence of Jewish joy.
Author Talk: Sana Krasikov of ‘The Patriots’
The Ukrainian-born author discusses immigrants, her first novel and how to talk to a friend about writing love scenes for a character based on his mother.
Idealism and Nationalism in a Russian-Jewish Epic
A multigenerational saga that spans 75 years, 'The Patriots' is historically rich, deeply moving and suspenseful.
Lioness: Golda Meir and the Nation of Israel
Francine Klagsbrun’s prodigious work on Golda Meir is more than just a biography of a seminal figure in Jewish history.
‘All the Rivers,’ An Israeli-Palestinian Love Story
Dorit Rabinyan’s book details the story of an Israeli woman and a Palestinian man who meet in Greenwich Village and fall in love.
A Woman in 17th-Century London Finds Her Destiny
History and mystery converge in this intriguing novel by Rachel Kadish, whose Jewish heroine is inspired by Virginia Woolf's fictitious Judith Shakespeare.
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