Alan Cheuse is a particularly articulate voice, good at casting a cold eye on the hot-button problems of Jewish life.

From Moscow and Paris to Cape Cod and Providence, readers are transported into a literary world rich in magic, intrigue, humor and pathos—and Stalin.

The Nazis dictated the terms of every American film screened in Germany—even after World War II broke out.

What makes the book so unusual and so commendable is that it can work well for readers at different levels and with varied knowledge of Talmud.

As Passover approaches, I am always curious to see if there is a new blockbuster haggada. I didn’t find one this year but there is

Set in Crimea, this books relates a story that is simple on its surface but deeply scrutinizes ethical judgments, even though the events transpire in only one day.

Begin only features as a minor player in Anita Shapira’s biography of David Ben-Gurion, but Israel's first leader is a major foil in Daniel Gordis’s "Menachem Begin: The…

Both an Arab nationalist and an Islamic fundamentalist, Grand Mufti of Jerusalem Haj Amin al-Husseini sided with Nazi Germany during World War II and agitated against the Jews.