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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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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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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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.
Haggadot: Yesterday’s Telling for TodayThe Washington Haggadah by Joel ben Simon. Translated by David Stern. (Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, $39.95) Collectors can now enjoy a facsimile editionGraphic HistoriesAnne Frank: The Anne Frank House Authorized Graphic Biography by Sid Jacobson and Ernie Colón. (Hill and Wang, 160 pp. $30 cloth, $16.95 paper) The collaborationAuthor Interview: Sid Jacobson—From Richie Rich to Anne FrankI had an idea of how to do the book,” said Sid Jacobson, coauthor with Ernie Colón of Anne Frank: The Anne Frank House AuthorizedPassover Books for KidsHaggadah in Another Dimension Celebrating in 3D by Michael Medina. (Kippod3d, 46 pp. $24.95) With pictures on almost every page, this latest entry in keepingHaggadot for EveryoneOur Haggadah: Uniting Traditions for Interfaith Families by Cokie and Steve Roberts (Harper, 137 pp. $19.99) This small book has a lot of heart. InBooks in Brief: Recalling and Reimagining the HolocaustNONFICTION Hunting Eichmann: How a Band of Survivors and a Young Spy Agency Chased Down the World’s Most Notorious Nazi by Neal Bascomb. (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt,Art and LifeTo the End of the Land by David Grossman. Translated by Jessica Cohen. (Knopf, 592 pp. $26.95) In the summer of 2006, in theFall and RedemptionFICTION Rich Boy, Sharon Pomerantz’s debut novel, exemplifies book publisher Twelve’s mission to bring out only 12 books a year that “explain our culture,” worksFooter Menu Column 2
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