Four new books that mark Israel at 75 take readers away from the onslaught of news out of Israel to develop a clear picture of the country.

American and Israeli Jews must acknowledge how different they are to begin the sacred work of healing their relationship and ensuring that the Jewish people remains one people,…

"It is critically important for Israel to educate young generations of Israelis to believe in the ongoing dream of peace," Gordis relates.

In his masterful work, Gordis sought to honor “Israel’s extraordinary accomplishments” while being honest about “many of its failings."

Begin only features as a minor player in Anita Shapira’s biography of David Ben-Gurion, but Israel's first leader is a major foil in Daniel Gordis’s "Menachem Begin: The…