Between Friends By Amos Oz. Translated by Sondra Silverston. (Mariner Books, 179 pp. $14.95 paper) The New York Times reported recently on a trend in literary fiction:

The Spoon from Minkowitz: A Bittersweet Roots Journey to Ancestral Landsby Judith Fein. (GlobalAdventure.us, 245 pp. $18.95)   From the time she was a child,

“The Noir Effect,” a companion exhibit to “Light & Noir” at the Skirball Cultural Center, reinforces the themes of the main exhibit by tracing noir’s

Tour the Jewish sights of San Francisco aboard a reproduction cable car.

A new online interactive archive and 'treasure chest' is expected to be the largest Ladino library in the country—and maybe in the world.

The new head rabbi of Greece is 26-year-old Gabriel Negrin.

Hadassah's contributions to the foundation of health care in Jerusalem are explored in this ongoing exhibit at the Tower of David Museum.

Housed at Boston University, more than 500 letters, legal material and correspondence relating to the famous spy couple are now available.