The Hebrew root kaf-heh-nun, to serve, officiate or hold high office, is the source of the noun כְּהוּנָָה (kehuna), priesthood, the family name Cohen and the term for…

The prolific author was influenced by her time in Krakow and research on Special Operations agent Vera Atkins in creating the thriller 'The Lost Girls of Paris.'

Passion, courage and sisterhood are the themes of Pam Jenoff 's fictionalized account of the heroic women who took part of Britain's espionage agency during World War II.

Nathan Englander explores the consequences of youthful decisions in his novel about a young man who opts out of saying the Kaddish for his deceased father.

Nuanced character development distinguishes Jennifer Rosner’s debut novel about a widow and her daughter hiding in Nazi-occupied Poland.

Onward Israel, launched in 2012 as a Jewish Agency project, coordinates subsidized summer internships in Israel for young Americans.

The Hebrew word 'keter,' which means crown, is also used in discussing false teeth, the stem-winder of a watch and the decorative flourish on a pillar.