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 Corner.’
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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
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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.
Books: Pictures and WordsFugitive Colors: A Novel by Lisa Barr. (Arcade, 400 pp. $24.95) The opening epigraphs of Lisa Barr’s debut novel, Fugitive Colors—the first by Paul Klee onBooks: Kid’s Stuff: Dinosaurs, Watermelons and Jackie RobinsonNovember—Jewish Book Month—provides the opportunity to discover and explore the latest offerings geared to young readers. These newly published works include lighthearted, gaily illustrated pictureQ&A with Rebecca MillerRebecca Miller has a full-fledged resumé. She is a director, author and screenwriter (Personal Velocity: Three Portraits, her adaptation of a collection of her shortBook Review of Jacob’s Folly: A NovelJacob’s Folly: A Novel by Rebecca Miller. (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 384 pp. $26) The characters and the story could hardly be more unconventional: Jacob, aThe Kindest CutBe kind, my father would say to me from as far back as I can remember, and for a long list of situations. Be kind,Q&A with Jodi PicoultHow many writers have 20 consecutive novels on the bestseller list, the last 8 making their debut at No. 1? That’s the track record ofProfile: Letty Cottin PogrebinAmidst the veritable museum of objects, art and memorabilia that Letty Cottin Pogrebin collects and treasures, a print called Our Foremothers beckons, boldly etched withBooks: Whodunits from IsraelLineup: A Novel By Liad Shoham. Translated by Sara Kitai. (HarperCollins, 320 pp. $25.99) Lineup is not Israel’s No. 1 thriller writer Liad Shoham’s first crime novel;Footer Menu Column 2
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