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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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.
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New Jewish Novels and Novellas to Read This SpringDavid Hirshberg’s historical fiction set in the Bronx, a story of a girl who sees in numbers, a twisty thriller and more.
David Hirshberg’s historical fiction set in the Bronx, a story of a girl who sees in numbers, a twisty thriller and more.
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The Jewish Self-Help Books We Desperately NeedA recent wave of books continues the Jewish tradition of turning to spiritual and rabbinical texts for help navigating modern-day challenges.
A recent wave of books continues the Jewish tradition of turning to spiritual and rabbinical texts for help navigating modern-day challenges.
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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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Matti Friedman on the Enduring Legend of Hannah SeneshIn his new book, ‘Out of the Sky: Heroism and Rebirth in Nazi Europe,’ the Canadian Israeli journalist trains his lens on one of Zionism’s early heroes.
In his new book, ‘Out of the Sky: Heroism and Rebirth in Nazi Europe,’ the Canadian Israeli journalist trains his lens on one of Zionism’s
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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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Hannah Senesh, the Woman Who Became Zionist LegendTwo books by distinguished authors—’Crash of the Heavens’ and ‘Out of the Sky’—explore the story of the poet who parachuted behind enemy lines during the Holocaust.
Two books by distinguished authors—’Crash of the Heavens’ and ‘Out of the Sky’—explore the story of the poet who parachuted behind enemy lines during the
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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.
‘A Rich Brew: How Cafés Created Modern Jewish Culture’Find out about the coffeehouses that became the refuges of Jewish writers, thinkers, activists and even gangsters from the mid-19th to the mid-20th centuries.Author Talk: Eve EnslerThe acclaimed author of 'The Vagina Monologues' talks about her newest book, 'The Apology.'Eve Ensler Channels Her Father in ‘The Apology’In this slim but powerful volume, Ensler crafts, in her late-father’s voice, the letter of apology she’ll never receive from the man who abused her.Legendary Author Herman Wouk Dies at 103Wouk was the author of two dozen novels and works of nonfiction, including the Pulitzer Prize-winning 'The Caine Mutiny' and the best-selling 'Marjorie Morningstar.'A Christian-Jewish Friendship Spans Decades in ‘Good Heart’Alan Newman’s engaging debut novel spans decades in the intertwined lives of two Indiana families, the Christian Langfords and the Jewish Baransons.‘Jewish Radical Feminism’by Roselyn BellHistorian Joyce Antler explores the many Jewish leaders of the second-wave feminist movement and how they changed American and Jewish culture.‘Not Our Kind,’ When Genteel Anti-Semitism Was the NormA paean to 1940s New York, Kitty Zeldis' novel explores sexism and racism through the friendship between a young Jewish woman and wealthy, married WASP.Why Is Holocaust Fiction Still So Popular?These books remind us, the readers, that this really happened, even if it didn’t happen exactly as described in the novels.Footer Menu Column 2
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