Five books explore four complex people(s), places and events. Gloria Goldreich reviews two books that look at the enigma of writer Irene Nemirovsky—in her fiction

Just in time for Hadassah’s 100th birthday, two academic presses have released in-depth appraisals of the significant roles played by Hadassah in American Jewish and

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

Whether for kids or adults, whether humorous or serious, here is a selection of books for holidays and the everyday. It Is Seven Weeks After

The Washington Haggadah by Joel ben Simon. Translated by David Stern. (Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, $39.95) Collectors can now enjoy a facsimile edition

Anne Frank: The Anne Frank House Authorized Graphic Biography by Sid Jacobson and Ernie Colón. (Hill and Wang, 160 pp. $30 cloth, $16.95 paper) The collaboration

Our Haggadah: Uniting Traditions for Interfaith Families by Cokie and Steve Roberts (Harper, 137 pp. $19.99) This small book has a lot of heart. In

Women and Judaism: New Insights and Scholarship (Jewish Studies in the 21st Century). Edited by Frederick E. Greenspahn. (New York University Press/Jewish Studies in the