East Broadway to Whitechapel, review: ‘stirring snapshots of a bygone world’
David Katz’s short stories are a moving evocation of the Jewish world of Brooklyn and the East End, but also the world of Yiddish literature
Why the longest hatred isn’t going anywhere soon
This new study on contemporary antisemtism is a welcome addition to the canon
2024 in review: Jewish books
From the Shoah to the screwed-up elite, the five stand-out Jewish books of the year are a mix of eviscerating fiction, assiduously researched history and memoir
Why in the Middle East, a cartoon can be worth a thousands words
This visual guide to the Arab-Israeli conflict between 1917 and 1949 is enthralling
The 2025 Wingate Prize longlist is announced
The shortlist will be announced next month and the winner in February
The Thinking Heart review: ‘David Grossman’s dream for Israel omits certain details’
The leading Israeli novelist’s new book fails to ask tough questions about the Jewish state’s implacable enemies
The Gates of Gaza review: ‘why Israel is where it is’
This personal and very painful book should disabuse anyone of the notion that there are easy answers for the Jewish state
The Hebrew Teacher review: ‘big questions about the future of Israel’
Maya Arad’s trio of widely feted novellas examine the familial and professional challenges facing Jews in California and in the Jewish state
Placeholders review: An Irish-Jewish romance marred by loss and longing
James Roseman’s debut novel explores American Jewish identity and grief
Remembering the golden age of the New York Jewish intellectual male
I talk to the author of a new book about a group of mid-century Jewish writers who hold a mystique to this day
We should spend our time more wisely than our money
The teachings of the Torah can help us manage time more effectively, according to a new book
Long Island Compromise review: ‘sharp, addictive and gasp-inducing’
It’s a masterpiece but to what extent is the Fleishman is in Trouble follow-up also a comment on Jewish Americans becoming increasingly removed from their immigrant roots? The hit novel of the summer gives us plenty to consider
Don’t label anyone a ‘bad Jew’
Harvard academic Noah Feldman’s new book asks what do Jews today have in common
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