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 Review of ‘Reading Genesis: Beginnings’Beth Kissileff’s anthology brings together a diverse group of two-dozen experts, each bringing the tools of his or her field to bear on an aspect of the seminalThe Poems of H. Leivick and Othersby Curt LeviantFor those who know Yiddish poetry, this book of beautiful poems in English revisits old friends; for newcomers, it is a cogent introduction.The German War: A Nation Under Arms, 1939-1945by Jack FischelThe German War draws on a wealth of firsthand testimony provided by German soldiers in their personal diaries, court records and military correspondence.The Bridge Ladies: A MemoirIn The Bridge Ladies, Betsy Lerner undertook the daunting project of chronicling the lives of five octogenarian Jewish women who have met every Monday for over 50 years.The Dinner Partyby Joan BaumBeginning at Pesah and ending five months later, this domestic tale offers a heartfelt take on the trials and tribulations of an upper-middle-class Jewish family from Connecticut.Ways to Disappear: A NovelIdra Novey, who renders Spanish and Portuguese fiction into English, would like us to know more about translators, so she has stepped into the more visible role ofShould Have Played PokerIn Debra Goldstein's new mystery, a group of Mah Jongg players and a young lawyer join forces to solve two murders.Behind God’s BackAnti-Semitism and community ties complicate the case in the second installment of a Scandinavian series following Jewish detective Ariel Kafka of Helsinki's Violent Crimes Unit.Footer Menu Column 2
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