Books

Joshua Cohen’s ‘The Netanyahus’ analyzes the famous family through the story of one night

The acclaimed novelist’s latest is a moving, funny story of Jewish identity, assimilation, history and more.

By Emily Burack June 22, 2021 1:27 pm

Menachem Kaiser thought he knew his family’s Holocaust history. Then he met Nazi treasure hunters.

Kaiser documents his efforts to untangle his family’s story in “Plunder,” a memoir and a meditation on the ever-changing nature of Holocaust storytelling.

March 12, 2021 1:59 pm

A Muslim and a Jewish woman co-wrote a children’s book about standing up to prejudice

In a wide-ranging interview, the authors of “A Place at the Table” discuss parenting, allyship, identity and more.

March 3, 2021 4:25 pm

from Kveller

Ideas

Telling the forgotten story of Osnat Barzani, the first female rabbi who lived 400 years ago, is a win for Mizrahi representation

By Lior Zaltzman February 10, 2021 2:35 pm

from Kveller

Another accolade for Max Gross’ ‘Lost Shtetl’: Best fiction from Association of Jewish Libraries

By Penny Schwartz February 8, 2021 9:00 am

A teacher made his students debate Hitler’s final solution. What happened next was incredible.

By Lior Zaltzman October 29, 2020 3:13 pm

from Kveller

Ideas

Anti-Semitism, white supremacy and swords: Talia Lavin dives into the most hateful corners of the internet

By Emily Burack October 14, 2020 1:12 pm

from Hey Alma

This ‘Unorthodox Orthodox’ rabbi is answering all your Jewiest questions

By Molly Tolsky August 5, 2020 11:01 am

from Hey Alma

How a Holocaust survivor’s book helped this Rohingyan refugee survive brutal detention

By Amanda Levinson July 15, 2020 4:04 pm

from Hey Alma

How I learned to love myself as a Black Jew

By Aviva Davis June 17, 2020 4:15 pm

from Hey Alma

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Joshua Cohen’s ‘The Netanyahus’ analyzes the famous family through the story of one night

Menachem Kaiser thought he knew his family’s Holocaust history. Then he met Nazi treasure hunters.

A Muslim and a Jewish woman co-wrote a children’s book about standing up to prejudice

Telling the forgotten story of Osnat Barzani, the first female rabbi who lived 400 years ago, is a win for Mizrahi representation

Another accolade for Max Gross’ ‘Lost Shtetl’: Best fiction from Association of Jewish Libraries

A teacher made his students debate Hitler’s final solution. What happened next was incredible.

Anti-Semitism, white supremacy and swords: Talia Lavin dives into the most hateful corners of the internet

This ‘Unorthodox Orthodox’ rabbi is answering all your Jewiest questions

How a Holocaust survivor’s book helped this Rohingyan refugee survive brutal detention

How I learned to love myself as a Black Jew

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