Spies and the Mossad, a Trio of Novels
A trio of new thrillers by Israelis broaden the boundaries of the spy-novel genre.
Jake Tapper on the ‘Pleasure’ of Covering Washington in Fiction
The debut novel from CNN newsman Jake Tapper examines 1950s-era Washington at the height of anti-communist hysteria.
Adventures in Finding Family
Well written and fun, A.J. Jacobs's latest book takes readers on his quest to discover how we are all related.
A Misguided ‘7 Days in Entebbe’
Based on events that mesmerized the entire world 42 years ago, the film is proof that apparently even great moments in Jewish and world history fade from memory.
‘1945,’ On Hungary’s Postwar Greed and Guilt
'There are Jews in the village. Go tell the others' is the start of a stark, elegant film about a town's refusal to confront its past.
‘Foxtrot,’ a Powerful Film on War, Grief and Fate
The Israeli movie, by director Samuel Maoz, is on the 2018 Oscars' shortlist for best foreign language film.
Aly Raisman on Abuse: ‘Society Is in Desperate Need of Change’
The Olympic gold medalist discusses the allegations of sexual abuse—including her own—leveled at Dr. Larry Nassar. "People have to stop looking the other way," she concludes.
Courtroom Drama ‘Marshall’
Director Reginald Hudlin’s film is an important reminder of great collaborations between blacks and Jews in the civil rights movement.
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