The German War draws on a wealth of firsthand testimony provided by German soldiers in their personal diaries, court records and military correspondence.
In The Bridge Ladies, Betsy Lerner undertook the daunting project of chronicling the lives of five octogenarian Jewish women who have met every Monday for over 50 years.
Beginning at Pesah and ending five months later, this domestic tale offers a heartfelt take on the trials and tribulations of an upper-middle-class Jewish family from Connecticut.