The Free World: A Novel by David Bezmozgis. (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 356 pp. $26) In 1980, when David Bezmozgis was 7, he and his family

Bar Mitzva for Life While the creativity and pizzazz of the b’nei mitzot featured in “Today I Am a Director” (June/July issue) are to be appreciated, it

Campus Battle Regarding “Defending Israel on Campus” in the April/May issue: I take issue with the use of the term “pro-Palestinian” for those promoting boycott,

Exhibits/ Music Festivals/ Film Festivals/Theater EXHIBITS United States ARIZONA The Sylvia Plotkin Judaica Museum, Phoenix (480-951-0323; www.spjm.org) Features a composite synagogue sanctuary from Djerba, Tunisia, with ornate floral-motif tiles and

Operation Let’s Be Friends Ever wondered what soldiers in the Israel Defense Forces truly think of their service—of tours of duty in Gaza and the

Exhibits Last Folio: A Photographic Journey With Yuri Dojc From Bardejov to Kosice, Lucenec to Michalovce, Slovakian-born photographer Yuri Dojc searched for his family’s past;

Books: A Tribute, With Warts and All June 2011 Nonfiction Kosher Nation: Why More and More of America’s Food Answers to a Higher Authority by Sue

Great House: A Novelby Nicole Krauss. (W.W. Norton, 289 pp. $24.95) In Great House, Nicole Krauss, the author of the much-acclaimed The History of Love, has created