If schools want to combat antisemitism, Dara Horn argues in her new book, students need to learn not only about Jewish persecution but about Jewish civilization, identity and life.

The Jewish Story Missing From America’s ClassroomsIf schools want to combat antisemitism, Dara Horn argues in her new book, students need to learn not only about Jewish persecution but about Jewish
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New Memoirs Reveal a Different Side of the Jewish CatskillsBehind 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.’
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
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New Yiddish Books and Memoirs From Hadassah MembersA pilot’s account of foiling a historic plane hijacking, a celebration of the Yiddish word kvell and a daughter’s moving Holocaust family memoir.
A pilot’s account of foiling a historic plane hijacking, a celebration of the Yiddish word kvell and a daughter’s moving Holocaust family memoir.
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REVIEW: ‘Playmakers’From teddy bears and Barbies to Marvel and DC Comics, Michael Kimmel explores the kvell-worthy history of the first generation Jewish toymakers who shaped American childhood.
From teddy bears and Barbies to Marvel and DC Comics, Michael Kimmel explores the kvell-worthy history of the first generation Jewish toymakers who shaped American
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REVIEW: ‘Dog’ by Yishay Ishi RonWinner of two National Jewish Book Awards, the slim but harrowing volume drags readers deep into the fears and pain of a former Israel Defense Forces officer.
Winner of two National Jewish Book Awards, the slim but harrowing volume drags readers deep into the fears and pain of a former Israel Defense
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How I Reluctantly Found Purpose as a Cancer MentorIn an excerpt from her new memoir, ‘The End of My Life Is Killing Me,’ Anabelle Gurwitch sits shiva for the ‘angel’ who helped her navigate lung cancer.
In an excerpt from her new memoir, ‘The End of My Life Is Killing Me,’ Anabelle Gurwitch sits shiva for the ‘angel’ who helped her
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The Award-Winning Jewish Books Everyone’s Talking AboutSave this for your reading list.
Save this for your reading list.
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REVIEW: ‘A Call at 4 AM’Journalist Amit Segal explores how Israel’s prime ministers—from Golda Meir to Benjamin Netanyahu—made the high-stakes decisions that continue to shape the country’s politics and security today.
Journalist Amit Segal explores how Israel’s prime ministers—from Golda Meir to Benjamin Netanyahu—made the high-stakes decisions that continue to shape the country’s politics and security
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At Bookhaus in Tel Aviv, English Is Not Lost in TranslationMichal Goldschmidt’s bookshop in the north of the city has quickly become a cozy new literary hub for English-language readers.
Michal Goldschmidt’s bookshop in the north of the city has quickly become a cozy new literary hub for English-language readers.
‘Lady in the Lake,’ a Murder Mystery in 1960s BaltimoreBased on a real-life unsolved murder, crime novelist Laura Lippman's latest thriller recounts the experiences of two women trying to find their way in a patriarchal society.Childhood Mystery in ‘The Face Tells the Secret’Generational trauma haunts Jane Bernstein's raw, unflinching novel about a woman fighting to peel back the secrets in her dysfunctional family.‘The Passover Haggadah: A Biography’Vanessa L. Ochs’s new 'biography' chronicles early textual sources as well as new ritual practices of the seder-night staple.Children Celebrate Passover in Colorful Picture BooksA mouse steals the hametz and alligators enjoy the seder night in delightful holiday picture books for young children.New Haggadot For Your SederTwo new Haggadot follow the traditional order and use clear language to explain the whys and wherefores of everything from candlelighting to the objects on the seder plate.Jewish Pimps and Prostitutes in ‘The Third Daughter’Talia Carner’s historical fiction exposes a little-know piece of Jewish history, the sex trafficking of Jewish women from Russia to Argentina in the 19th century.‘1947,’ a Year That Defined the Modern WorldIn stark and understated prose, Elisabeth Asbrink juxtaposes seemingly random events of 1947 to construct a close-up picture of a that eventful year.The Man Who Willingly Went to Auschwitz in ‘The Volunteer’by Jack FischelJournalist Jack Fairweather has written a riveting account of Witold Pilecki, a Polish resistance leader who allowed himself to be captured by the Germans, in order to be sentFooter Menu Column 2
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