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22 Fiction, Non-Fiction Titles For Fall
By Sandee Brawarsky
Gary Shteyngart, Anne Frank’s diary in graphic form, a self-described politically incorrect feminist…. more.
September 13, 2018, 12:23 pm
22 Fiction, Non-Fiction Titles For Fall
Gary Shteyngart, Anne Frank's diary in graphic form, a self-described politically incorrect feminist.... more.
By Sandee Brawarsky
The Bahai Gardens in Haifa, Israel. Wikimedia Commons
August 21, 2018, 3:16 pm
The Spell That Haifa Casts
Nili Scharf Gold’s love affair with the city’s landscape and literature.
By Sandee Brawarsky
Alexandra Silber as Guinivere in a performance of "Camelot" as part of the Shakespeare Theater Company. Courtesy of Scott Suchman
August 10, 2018, 3:39 pm
Broadway Performer Goes From Stage To Page
Alexandra Silber, who played Tzeitel in the Broadway revival of 'Fiddler', pens a novel and memoir.
By Alan Zeitlin
Allan Appel’s new novel explores faith, family, the afterlife and cheeseburgers. Courtesy of Mandel Vilar Press
August 7, 2018, 2:39 pm
Brothers From Another Planet
Judaism and Mormonism collide—in one family—during the Summer of Love.
By Sandee Brawarsky
Israeli historian Yuval Noah Harari lectures at the Global Artificial Intelligence Summit Forum in Hangzhou, China, July 9, 2017. (VCG/VCG via Getty Images)
August 1, 2018, 11:48 am
Author Of ‘Sapiens’ Won’t Participate In LA Consulate Event Over Recent Laws
By JTA
In a new book, Jonathan Neumann launched a polemic against liberal Jews.
August 1, 2018, 8:22 am
Pushing Back Against The War On Tikkun Olam
By Steve Lipman
A street in Kishinev in the 1880s. Courtesy of Liveright Publishing
July 18, 2018, 8:42 am
New Book Examines The Most Notorious Pogrom Of All – Kishinev
Kishinev’s nightmare keeps echoing.
By Jonathan Mark
US actor Don Diamont and his dance partner Hanna Korttunnen perform on the Italian TV show 'Ballando Con Le Stelle' (Dancing with the Stars) at RAI Auditorium on March 10, 2018 in Rome, Italy. Getty Images
July 5, 2018, 3:06 pm
Jewish Soap Star Dishes On His New Book, Raising Seven Sons, And His Late-In-Life Bar Mitzvah
By Alan Zeitlin
Dr Ruth holds up some of her books. Cathryn Prince via Times Of Israel
July 3, 2018, 11:27 am
At 90, Spunky Dr. Ruth Westheimer Now Focuses On What Comes Before Foreplay
With a new TV show in the works, the contagiously cheery Holocaust survivor continues to help couples maintain a healthy intimate relationship — even in a sterile online world.
By Cathryn J. Prince, The Times of Israel
June 27, 2018, 1:54 pm
Three Tales Of Sleuthing And Mystery For The Summer
Both fiction and nonfiction.
By Diane Cole
June 27, 2018, 1:50 pm
From Washington Heights To Central Florida, 7 Novels With A Sense Of History
By Sandee Brawarsky
In “A Literary Journey to Jewish Identity,” Steve Shepard combines the arc of his Jewish life and his discovery of Jewish books. Courtesy of Steve Shepard
June 27, 2018, 1:22 pm
Back In The Fold Through Fiction
Revisiting the great Jewish writers and the lessons they taught.
By Sandee Brawarsky
A cropped image of the cover of Michael Kimmels book. Via Amazon.com
June 26, 2018, 4:05 pm
Life After Hate
By George Robinson
A coffee shop in Midtown, Manhattan. Flickr CC/ Neo_II www.habenbacher.at
June 19, 2018, 3:03 pm
New Book Tells Story Of The Coffeehouse As Silk Road For Art, Politics, Ideas
A moveable feast of Jewish culture.
By Sandee Brawarsky
Hannah Dreyfus, Ann Koffsky, and Sharon Weiss Greenberg.
June 12, 2018, 12:19 pm
Episode 4: This Woman Is Fighting To Keep Women’s Pictures In Orthodox Media
By The Jewish Week Staff
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