FICTION The Humbling by Philip Roth. (Houghton Mifflin, 160pp. $22) In recent years, Philip Roth has ventured from the large ambition of novels such as American Pastoral (1997)

One of the most popular features of Hadassah Magazine is the monthly “Jewish Traveler” column. The last collection of the columns in book form, published in 1994,

Member Memorabilia Originally found in attics, stored in breakfronts or lovingly preserved in photo albums, Jewish Americana has become a mainstay of national museums, but

FICTION Laish  by Aharon Appelfeld. Translated from the Hebrew by Aloma Halter. (Schocken, 231 pp. $23.95) “Good literature,” the Hebrew writer Aharon Appelfeld once told

FILMS For My Father aka Weekend in Tel Aviv A young West Bank Palestinian infiltrates Tel Aviv with orders to blow himself up in the

Jews—Who and What Are We Today? Define being Jewish: Is it ethnicity or religion? This age-old argument is the point of departure for the new

Enterprising Jews are still heading West to this great pioneering city, where they have met with opportunity and success for more than 150 years. When

Who would have thought a book of prayers would become a best seller? Yet A Jewish Woman’s Prayer Book, edited by Aliza Lavie (Spiegel & Grau/Random