Compelling Jewish Reads to Kick off the New Year
New year, new books! Take your pick from a whimsical graphic novel exploring dreams to a novella about a 17th century Jewess living in the Venice Ghetto.
A New Book Tells the Story of the Only Jewish Miss America
Author Linda Kass captures pageant energy and postwar disorientation in 'Bessie,' an impressively researched novel about Bess Myerson, the woman hailed by Jews as their modern Queen Esther.
‘The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store’
Award-winning author James McBride's new murder mystery takes place in “Chicken Hill,” a historically Black and Jewish town.
Inspiring Books for High Holiday Reading
In this spiritual roundup, take your pick from a rabbi's cornucopia of scholarly musings to Israeli journalist Sivan Rahav-Meir's book that takes readers through the Jewish year.
Documenting the Memories of Anne Frank’s Friend
Dina Kraft shares her experiencing collecting Holocaust survivor Hannah Pick-Goslar’s memories for her new memoir, ‘My Friend Anne Frank.’
Titillating Tales of Yentas, Shadchans and Matchmakers
The perfect beach reads for the summer of love!
Hope and Intrigue in ‘The Jerusalem Mysteries’
Ellen Frankel's mystery series introduce readers to an intriguing new sleuth, Maya Rimon, a tough Israeli intelligence agent and single mom.
‘The Baron’ Who Funded Jewish Survival in the 19th Century
Maurice de Hirsch thought of his immense wealth as 'a sacred trust,' historian Matthias B. Lehmann writes, that he must use to ensure the survival of Jews worldwide.
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