Five celebrated American-born, secular Jewish artists—Jack Levine, George Segal, Audrey Flack, Larry Rivers and R.B. Kitaj—found inspiration in the Bible, creating modern midrash. In the
Although the family depicted in David Laskin’s impressively researched and absorbing narrative is his, it is compelling as both memoir and history. It recounts the
FICTION The UnAmericans: Stories by Molly Antopol. (W.W. Norton, 273 pp. $24.95) As Molly Antopol’s absorbing eight stories evolve—all of them moving, unresolved but satisfying explorations
Our roundup of Holocaust books emphasizes the actions of individuals who did not stand idly by and let murder occur without incident. From a French priest
Nonfiction FDR and the Jews by Richard Breitman and Allan Lichtman. (Harvard University Press, 433 pp. $29.95) One of the more contentious issues in Holocaust historiography
Serach at the Seder: A Haggadah Supplement by Maggid Yitzhak Buxbaum. (www.jewishspirit.com, 11 pp. $18) Have you heard of Serach bat Asher? Her name is mentioned