Book review
'Kotsuji's Gift': The Japanese scholar who rescued Jewish refugees during World War II - review
The picture is cropped. A Japanese man standing to one side has been cut away. That man is Kotsuji, and the book is the long work of putting him back.
'Engaging the Essence': The Lubavitcher Rebbe as philosopher - review
'Joseph Albo': A sweeping map of Jewish belief - review
Mustachioed movie critic Gene Shalit dies at age 100
'Fear No Pharaoh': US Jews and slavery – from implicated to appalled - review
In his book Fear No Pharaoh, Richard Kreitner examines the reactions of six Jewish Americans to slavery and the Civil War.
'Zionism and Jewish Culture': Getting to the true essence of Jewish nationalism - review
Zionism, Prof. Yitzhak Conforti shows, represents a continuation of an ethnic Jewish community that sustained its distinctiveness throughout centuries in the Diaspora.
'Choosing Hope': The importance of hope for contemporary Jews - review
The book offers a brilliant and concise theology of hope which can be useful for us now during these times of so much darkness, despair, and denial.
'After Images': The tragedy of Albert Einstein’s cousin Robert - review
The cold-blooded execution of Robert Einstein’s family at the Focardo estate near Florence on August 3, 1944, reached beyond the areas generally depicted in Holocaust literature.
'Savory Flavors': A culinary guidebook to mouthwatering food in Israel - review
The mouthwatering photos of dishes are an intrinsic part of Savory Flavors, along with old photos of Jewish communities.
'Propaganda Girls': The women who fought to break Axis powers morale - review
Propaganda Girls: The Secret War of the Women in the OSS by Lisa Rogak reveals yet another untold chapter of the history of women in America.
'Takeover': A look at pre-Nazi Germany's last months of democracy - review
The author takes the reader through these last months of democracy, minute by minute, day by day, blow by blow.
'Beyond Borders': The story of a fighting Jew - interview
Rudi Haymann highlighted details about the masses of survivors and displaced people not often discussed in the Holocaust.
'Kissing Girls on Shabbat': A frank memoir of a woman's inner turmoil - review
Kissing Girls on Shabbat is a ruthlessly frank memoir of her inner turmoil, trying to live the expected married life with a self-absorbed Gur Hassid.
'Books Like Sapphires': A jewel of a collection - review
Brandeis University has just issued Books Like Sapphires, written by Ann Brener, who highlights a selection of the books in the Library of Congress.
