New short-story collection sheds light on human displacement in Israel, US Joan Leegant's “Displaced Persons: Stories” won the 2022 New American Fiction Prize. Amelia Katzen May 31, 2024
Bibi’s book reminds us why he’s still in the fight The autobiography of Israel’s longest-serving prime minister demonstrates everything we like and dislike about him, but also explains why he remains necessary. Jonathan S. Tobin Dec. 14, 2022
‘Jewish Lives Matter’: Human Rights and Anti-Semitism by Fiamma Nirenstein Reviewed by Phyllis Chesler Phyllis Chesler Aug. 23, 2022
Seeing through the eyes of a traveling truth-teller In his new book, “The Will to See: Dispatches from a World of Misery and Hope,” Bernard-Henri Lévy recounts the dangers he encountered in the places he writes about, including Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Syria and Ukraine. Jonathan Kirsch Nov. 3, 2021
In era of social acrimony, the Rebbe’s words and wisdom provide insight into bridging divides In time for the annual emissary conference in Brooklyn, N.Y., a new book explores keys to interpersonal resolution and the continued growth of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement. Sarah Ogince Oct. 25, 2021
Resilience, community and nationhood: ‘What Israelis Can Teach the World’ Its message is all the more crucial nowadays when tribal (and identity) politics risk dividing communities in Israel and the United States. Claudia Moscovici Nov. 26, 2020
Still learning of liberators, all these years later A new book out this month timed to Yom Hashoah, “All the Horrors of War: A Jewish Girl, British Doctor, and the Liberation of Bergen-Belsen,” weaves the historical and personal story of both the rescued and the rescuer. Amelia Katzen April 17, 2020
‘Witness’: A glimpse of Elie Wiesel through the eyes of his protégé A new book by Wiesel’s longtime assistant (and good friend) Ariel Burger was born of a 25-year bond between student and teacher. Deborah Fineblum Nov. 14, 2018
Islam wins World War III in provocative new science fiction novel Gary Morgenstein’s fifth novel 'A Mound Over Hell' is a powerful and explosive story about a nightmare – what if America and the West loses World War Three to Islam? In the novel, Israel has been wiped out and world Jewry decimated. Europe is now Muslim Europe. Out of the ashes, America, surrounded, has created a new society based on love and ethics, led by Grandma, head of The Family. Richard Allen March 10, 2018
