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.
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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.
The Pious Ones: A ReviewWhether we agree with Hasidism or not, it behooves us to know more about these fast-growing communities that are transforming the demography of American Jewry.Fields of Exile: A ReviewGiven the virulent and irrational anti-Israel climate prevalent on college campuses, Nora Gold’s insightful and fluid novel is most welcome.The English SpyDaniel Silva has invested more than his usual meticulous plotting in The English Spy, his latest book in the popular series featuring Mossad spy Gabriel Allon.BrokenHere are the facts about Broken, Traci Slatton’s newest historical fiction: Its protagonist, Alia, is a fallen angel with a voracious appetite for sex who descends to earthAsylum CityReminiscent of the richly drawn mini societies that the late Israeli author Dalya Bilu used to create, Shoham’s world of African asylum seekers in Israel has all theThe Boston Girl: A NovelA review of Anita Diamant's new novel, "The Boston Girl."The Pope and Mussolini: The Secret History of Pius XI and the Rise of Fascism in Europeby Jack FischelDrawing on the opened Vatican archives covering Pius XI’s papacy, this invaluable book sheds light on the pope’s early support for Mussolini as well as the Vatican’s institutionalLéon Blum: Prime Minister, Socialist, ZionistIn many ways, France's first Jewish prime minister was typically French: He was a leftist intellectual, lawyer and writer as well as assimilated and mostly nonobservant.Footer Menu Column 2
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