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Anne Frank holding a pen in a black-and-white image

A new play shows the real Anne Frank (and now I like her even more)

Writer Rachel McKay Steele intertwines her own experiences with Anne’s to bring the famed diarist’s true persona to light.

By Arielle Kaplan January 9, 2019 4:21 pm

from Hey Alma

‘Modern Loss’ authors want to change the way we talk about mourning

Gabrielle Birkner, with Rebecca Soffer, created a platform where people could seek and share stories of grief "honestly, openly, with poignancy and humor."

February 1, 2018 10:09 am

Lincoln’s grief, Scrooge’s journey and other great reads for Yom Kippur

Reading a good book in synagogue can help with the important work of introspection and repentance.

September 25, 2017 3:18 pm

Books stolen during the Holocaust are being returned to their rightful heirs

August 6, 2017 3:54 pm

9 Jewish books to read this summer

By Victor Wishna June 30, 2017 11:54 am

How Hank Greenberg took on Hitler in the summer of 1938

By Elaine Durbach June 2, 2017 10:21 am

Amsterdam’s Jaw-Dropping 17th-Century Jewish Library

By Abby Sher

from Jewniverse

Holocaust Survivor Portraits and Notes in an Emotional Photo Book

By Ilana Sichel

from Jewniverse

Don’t pass over these 8 new books for spring

By Victor Wishna March 30, 2017 1:01 pm

A celebrity photographer trains his lens on Holocaust survivors

By Curt Schleier March 29, 2017 12:31 pm

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A new play shows the real Anne Frank (and now I like her even more)

‘Modern Loss’ authors want to change the way we talk about mourning

Lincoln’s grief, Scrooge’s journey and other great reads for Yom Kippur

Books stolen during the Holocaust are being returned to their rightful heirs

9 Jewish books to read this summer

How Hank Greenberg took on Hitler in the summer of 1938

Amsterdam’s Jaw-Dropping 17th-Century Jewish Library

Holocaust Survivor Portraits and Notes in an Emotional Photo Book

Don’t pass over these 8 new books for spring

A celebrity photographer trains his lens on Holocaust survivors

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