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Francine Klagsbrun’s prodigious work on Golda Meir is more than just a biography of a seminal figure in Jewish history.

Ottolenghi has become best known for his savory cooking—but did you know that the celebrated Israeli chef began his career as a pastry chef?

Dorit Rabinyan’s book details the story of an Israeli woman and a Palestinian man who meet in Greenwich Village and fall in love.

History and mystery converge in this intriguing novel by Rachel Kadish, whose Jewish heroine is inspired by Virginia Woolf's fictitious Judith Shakespeare.

Best known for Broadway's 'Dear Evan Hansen,' Benj Pasek’s star has risen high this year.

From 1913 to 1915, Rae Landy lived in Jerusalem among the bustle, the poverty, the burgeoning Zionism and the outbreak of World War I.

Perelman's recipes, for instance her Chocolate Pecan Slab Pie, are a lesson in balancing decadence and mindfulness.