book review

'After Images': The tragedy of Albert Einstein’s cousin Robert

The cold-blooded execution of Robert Einstein’s family at the Focardo estate near Florence on August 3, 1944, reached beyond the areas generally depicted in Holocaust literature.

'Savory Flavors': A culinary guidebook to mouthwatering food in Israel

The mouthwatering photos of dishes are an intrinsic part of Savory Flavors, along with old photos of Jewish communities.

By HOWARD BLAS
02/03/2025

'Propaganda Girls': The women who fought to break Axis powers morale

Propaganda Girls: The Secret War of the Women in the OSS by Lisa Rogak reveals yet another untold chapter of the history of women in America.

'Takeover': A look at pre-Nazi Germany's last months of democracy

The author takes the reader through these last months of democracy, minute by minute, day by day, blow by blow.

By COLIN SHINDLER
23/02/2025

'Beyond Borders': The story of a fighting Jew

Rudi Haymann highlighted details about the masses of survivors and displaced people not often discussed in the Holocaust.

'Kissing Girls on Shabbat': A frank memoir of a woman's inner turmoil

Kissing Girls on Shabbat is a ruthlessly frank memoir of her inner turmoil, trying to live the expected married life with a self-absorbed Gur Hassid.

By NEAL GENDLER
17/02/2025

'Books Like Sapphires': A jewel of a collection

Brandeis University has just issued Books Like Sapphires, written by Ann Brener, who highlights a selection of the books in the Library of Congress.

By MORDECHAI BECK
17/02/2025

‘Rebecca of Ivanhoe’: Alison Bass’s Jewish sequel to Sir Walter Scott’s classic

This sequel to Sir Walter Scott’s classic dares to continue a beloved tale and weaves a rich tapestry of intrigue, romance, and personal discovery that stands proudly on its own.

16/02/2025

'We Are Black Jews': The courageous journey of Ethiopian Jews to Israel

Scattered across northern and northwestern Ethiopia in small villages, the Beta Israel lived alongside Christian and Muslim neighbors for over 2,000 years, resisting conversion.

What happens in Gaza, Israel the day after? Lessons from Soviet Jewry

“The day after” Gazans can take a page from the once impoverished Jewish survivors.

By HAROLD GOLDMEIER
15/02/2025
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