Jewry’s multicultural mix has brought forth a plethora of books that engage readers in tough conversations about the differences and similarities among Jews today.
- BooksEssential Reads: Women of Color Navigating Jewish Identity
Jewry’s multicultural mix has brought forth a plethora of books that engage readers in tough conversations about the differences and similarities among Jews today.
BooksThe Next Chapter for Zibby OwensOne of the most powerful book influencers is transforming the publishing world on women’s terms.
One of the most powerful book influencers is transforming the publishing world on women’s terms.
BooksRBG’s Brave & Brilliant WomenA curated list of 33 inspiring women that includes trailblazers from the Bible through the 20th century.
A curated list of 33 inspiring women that includes trailblazers from the Bible through the 20th century.
BooksPeople Love Dead JewsAt its core, People Love Dead Jews is a meditation on time and identity in which Horn ultimately reasserts the vitality of Jewish life.
At its core, People Love Dead Jews is a meditation on time and identity in which Horn ultimately reasserts the vitality of Jewish life.
BooksMust-Reads for Jewish WomenThe novels and stories that capture our imaginations and are close to our hearts.
The novels and stories that capture our imaginations and are close to our hearts.
Beloved Children’s Series ReissuedReread the lovable, teachable-moment antics of Ella, Henny, Sarah, Charlotte and Gertie, plus their brother Charlie.Late Summer Reading: A Roundup of Mysteries and WhodunitsIt had to happen—some of our favorite sleuths and spies are aging. This time next year, Daniel Silva’s Gabriel Allon will have retired from activeIn the Latest Mysteries, the Women are in ChargeTwo young New York reporters are out to prove themselves. In one mystery set in the ‘60s, author James W. Ziskin’s Ellie Stone does not to let sexismJewish Artists and the Bible in Twentieth-Century AmericaFive celebrated American-born, secular Jewish artists—Jack Levine, George Segal, Audrey Flack, Larry Rivers and R.B. Kitaj—found inspiration in the Bible, creating modern midrash. In theCity of Promises: A History of the Jews of New YorkCall it the Big Apple. Gotham. Or even, just New York, New York. Anyone who picks up any of the three volumes that make upThe Family: Three Journeys Into the Heart of the Twentieth Centuryby Joan BaumAlthough the family depicted in David Laskin’s impressively researched and absorbing narrative is his, it is compelling as both memoir and history. It recounts theThe Collini Case: A NovelThe Collini Case: A Novel (Viking Adult, 208 pp. $25.95 cloth, $15 paper) combines murder, love, greed, ambition, politics and Nazis. Written by Ferdinand von Schirach, aThe Retrospective: A Novelby Joseph LowinIn The Retrospective (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 336 pp. $26), adeptly translated by Stuart Schoffman, Israeli novelist A.B. Yehoshua shows himself to have serious metaphysical and theologicalFooter Menu Column 2
Footer Menu Column 3
Footer Menu Column 4