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Two middle-aged women defied the Nazis. One ‘wrote’ a book that betrayed the other.

Matthew Goodman tells the true story of Kate Bonnefous and her Jewish friend Etta Shiber, who rescued Allied soldiers trapped in France under the Nazi occupation.

By Andrew Silow-Carroll March 9, 2025 6:45 am

Ideas

Sen. Ron Wyden says the Democrats need ‘chutzpah’ to return to power

A memoir by the Jewish politician from Oregon is an upbeat call for resistance.

February 2, 2025 6:45 am

Ideas

The Lower East Side anti-Jewish riot that changed the way Jews do politics

In 1902, a funeral procession for a prominent rabbi turned into a melee in which nearly 200 Jews were injured.

January 5, 2025 6:45 am

Ideas

Three new books capture an era when Jews were (literally) on the same page

By Andrew Silow-Carroll December 1, 2024 6:45 am

A new book about Oct. 7 aims to depict the humanity behind the horror

By Andrew Silow-Carroll September 11, 2024 5:39 pm

The Jewish mother who became a crime boss in Gilded Age New York

By Jon Kalish July 9, 2024 3:19 pm

The Sit-Down Ideas

Legal scholar Noah Feldman on the 10 Commandments, Christian nationalism and the Jewish future of church and state

By Andrew Silow-Carroll June 30, 2024 6:45 am

Ideas

A history of a pivotal era in Palestine wins a top Jewish book prize

By Andrew Silow-Carroll April 28, 2024 6:45 am

The Sit-Down Ideas

In dark times, is a dystopian Jewish novel just what we need?

By Andrew Silow-Carroll February 4, 2024 6:45 am

Here’s what Jewish New Yorker cartoonist Roz Chast’s dreams are made of

By Risa Doherty November 21, 2023 2:56 pm

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Two middle-aged women defied the Nazis. One ‘wrote’ a book that betrayed the other.

Sen. Ron Wyden says the Democrats need ‘chutzpah’ to return to power

The Lower East Side anti-Jewish riot that changed the way Jews do politics

Three new books capture an era when Jews were (literally) on the same page

A new book about Oct. 7 aims to depict the humanity behind the horror

The Jewish mother who became a crime boss in Gilded Age New York

Legal scholar Noah Feldman on the 10 Commandments, Christian nationalism and the Jewish future of church and state

A history of a pivotal era in Palestine wins a top Jewish book prize

In dark times, is a dystopian Jewish novel just what we need?

Here’s what Jewish New Yorker cartoonist Roz Chast’s dreams are made of

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