The Bridal Chair: A Novel by Gloria Goldreich. (Sourcebooks Landmark, 496 pp. $14.99 paper) Thirty years ago, the world lost a great artist, Moishe Shagal, better

Jacob Dinezon (1856-1919) was a Yiddish novelist and short-story writer, as famous during his lifetime as Sholom Aleichem. Until now, his work has not appeared in English.

From Ratner's cheese blintzes and Charlotte Rousses to rugelach, egg creams and mandelbrot, sit back and enjoy everyone's favorite memories (and food!) from the Lower East Side of…

Alan Cheuse is a particularly articulate voice, good at casting a cold eye on the hot-button problems of Jewish life.

From Moscow and Paris to Cape Cod and Providence, readers are transported into a literary world rich in magic, intrigue, humor and pathos—and Stalin.

The Nazis dictated the terms of every American film screened in Germany—even after World War II broke out.

What makes the book so unusual and so commendable is that it can work well for readers at different levels and with varied knowledge of Talmud.

As Passover approaches, I am always curious to see if there is a new blockbuster haggada. I didn’t find one this year but there is