New Jewish Books
For more than sixty years—from the 1890s to the 1950s—boxing was an integral part of American popular culture and a major spectator sport rivaling baseball in popularity. More Jewish athletes have competed as boxers...
As a young adult in wartime Vienna, Georg Rauch helped his mother hide dozens of Jews from the Gestapo behind false walls in their top-floor apartment and arrange for their safe transport out of...
The March Jewish Book Carnival, a monthly roundup of Jewish literary links from across the blogosphere, is being hosted by Rivka Levy at Emunaroma. You can see the Carnival here http://www.emunaroma.com/blog/welcome-to-marchs-jewish-book-carnival. You’ll find links...
Before escape artist Harry Houdini died, he vowed he would find a way to speak to his beloved wife Bess from beyond the grave using a coded message known only to the two of...
In this powerful and timely book, one of the most admired and authoritative religious leaders of our time tackles the phenomenon of religious extremism and violence committed in the name of God. If religion...
Monday, March 21, 2016 The Hebraic Section of The African and Middle Eastern Division and The European Division of The Library of Congress present Edward David Luft speaking about his book The Jews of...
Gluten-Free and Paleo Kosher Recipes for the Holidays and Every Day Traditional Jewish Meals Made Healthier From two leaders in the Paleo cooking community, The New Yiddish Kitchen is a fresh and healthful take...
A sensational but little known archaeological find, the divorce document of a woman named Miriam issued at the desert fortress of Masada is the basis for this new historical page turner. Beginning with a...
The Council of the Jacob M. Lowy Collection, with the support of the Friends of Library and Archives Canada, presents: Hebrew Printing in the Arab and Islamic World A lecture by Brad Sabin Hill,...
Told in a wry, understated voice, the novel satirizes the travails of Leopold Plotkin, a failing kosher butcher with a pathological aversion to conflict. After Plotkin commits an act that ignites a crisis in...
