Mystery Books: Looking for Work-Life Balance, and a Killer
Reviews of the latest from writers Adam LeBor and Jamie Metzl.
For Nice Jewish Girls, abortion in the pre-Roe v. Wade era was excruciatingly shameful.
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Not For Kids Only: New Books for PassoverNew titles for the youngest seder celebrants will add a touch of whimsy to your holiday library.
‘The Muralist’ by B.A. ShapiroShapiro has overlaid her story with the slightly implausible tale of the fictional Alizée Benoit, a promising French-born Jewish artist who mysteriously disappears.
A Review of ‘East West Street’ and the Origins and GenocideAs Philippe Sands writes in this indispensable book, “international law offered few constraints on the majority’s treatment of minorities and no rights for individuals."
‘Pumpkinflowers’: A Review of Matti Friedman’s New NovelFriedman argues that the morass Israel encountered in Lebanon was a precursor to the struggles Western societies now face.
Author Talk: An Interview with Daniel Gordis"It is critically important for Israel to educate young generations of Israelis to believe in the ongoing dream of peace," Gordis relates.
Daniel Gordis’s ‘Israel’ Named Jewish Book of the YearIn his masterful work, Gordis sought to honor “Israel’s extraordinary accomplishments” while being honest about “many of its failings."
Michael Chabon Wins a National Jewish Book Award“I have stuck to facts except when facts refused to conform with memory, narrative purpose or the truth as I prefer to understand it,” Chabon says.
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