The “epic of an opera” — which tells the story of two Jewish cousins who create a Nazi-fighting superhero — opens Sunday, Sept. 21. Jewish author Michael Chabon’s Pulitzer Prize–winning novel, “The ...
“When you’re getting to these younger ages, you really want a book that will represent the experience of Purim, more than the ...
The awards, presented by the Jewish Book Council and considered among the most prestigious honors in Jewish literature, ...
Jack Fairweather's biography, 'The Prosecutor,' recounts the courageous life of Fritz Bauer, a Jewish judge who put on trial ...
Rabbi Angela Buchdahl discusses her new book at the opening of the Jewish Book and Arts Festival opening night. Credit: Mark Katz Already on the New York Times Best Seller list, Angela Buchdahl’s new ...
A century ago, Fanny Goldstein, a Russian-Jewish immigrant working as a librarian at the Boston Public Library, noticed Jewish visitors rarely checked out books about their own culture. With her ...
Enter to win a copy of Helene Wecker’s debut novel “The Golem and the Jinni” here. Her blog posts are featured on The Arty Semite courtesy of the Jewish Book Council and My Jewish Learning’s Author ...
Earlier this week, Allison Amend wrote about the Jewish connection to art. Her blog posts are featured on The Arty Semite courtesy of the Jewish Book Council and My Jewish Learning’s Author Blog ...
Ayelet Tsabari writes fiction that is global in its scope yet as intimate as a frank conversation with a friend. As Spertus Institute continues its Jewish Book Month tradition of bringing our ...
(RNS) — You know when people list their relationship status on Facebook as “it’s complicated”? For many Jews, this phrase defines their relationship with their Jewish identity. While our relationship ...
Journalists I know joke that the only Jewish historian they ever need to call is Jonathan Sarna. Jews and the Civil War? Sarna knows where the bodies are buried. Need a quote about Jews and bagels?
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