New Jewish Books
Cultural Interaction in the Ancient Mediterranean A provocative account of Jewish encounters with the public baths of ancient Rome Public bathhouses embodied the Roman way of life, from food and fashion to sculpture and...
A former actor and comedian, Volodymyr Oleksandrovych Zelenskyy serves as the sixth president of Ukraine. At the height of his popularity on national television, playing the president in The Servant of the People, he...
Dimyonot: Jews and the Cultural Imagination The ubiquity of friendship in human culture contributes to the fallacy that ideas about friendship have not changed and remained consistent throughout history. It is only when we...
Illustrator: Ana Sebastian Shabbat is coming!I can’t reach my shirt.Daddy, can you make me tall?I can’t make you tall,but I can bring you a stooland hold your handas you climb up and up and...
Translator: Michael Sharp In 1904, a wounded Russian Jew turns up in northern India on the run from his pursuers and his own conscience. He doesn’t miss anyone – neither his parents nor the...
Jews of Russia & Eastern Europe and Their Legacy This collection of essays covers a hundred-year history of Russian-language literature in Israel, including the pre-state period. Some of the studies are devoted to an...
In the second novel of David L. Robbins’ sweeping The Promised Wars series, the Arab-Israeli War of 1948 flares off the page, depicting with human scope and historical scale the struggle for Israel’s existence....
Reflections on Reading as a Sacred Practice A deeply felt celebration of a classic novel–and a reflection on the ways our favorite books can shape and heal us. Our favorite books keep us company,...
Studies in the Evolution of the Orthodox Jewish Community in Cleveland, Ohio This book brings together six articles the author has published in recent years on the development of the Orthodox Jewish community in...
An Unexpected Journey Through Race, Racism, Politics, Jazz Musicians, Judaism, and Detroit Mobsters In this memoir, A Black Man’s Existence as a White Jew, award-winning author, genealogist, and historian Eric B. Willis uncovers a...
