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

Israeli journalist Lee Yaron spent months interviewing survivors and eyewitnesses.

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

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

“Marm” Mandelbaum is the subject of a new biography by Margalit Fox, the celebrated obituary writer.

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

A push for religious symbols in the public square is “bad for having a culture in which lots of different religious traditions including Judaism are allowed to flourish.”

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

In his latest novel, James McBride defuses the ‘dynamite’ of Black-Jewish relations

By Julia Gergely August 21, 2023 1:24 pm

A visit to the Lower East Side’s Tenement Museum inspires a new picture book

By Leah Breakstone July 18, 2023 4:59 pm

Four Questions

Did you hear the one about the Jewish comedians who set out to explain Israel?

By Andrew Silow-Carroll April 26, 2023 3:21 pm

New York Nosh

The ‘iconic’ Jewish foods that make New York New York

By Rachel Ringler February 21, 2023 12:32 pm

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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

In his latest novel, James McBride defuses the ‘dynamite’ of Black-Jewish relations

A visit to the Lower East Side’s Tenement Museum inspires a new picture book

Did you hear the one about the Jewish comedians who set out to explain Israel?

The ‘iconic’ Jewish foods that make New York New York

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