Books

Noah’s wife has a story. Sarah Blake wants you to know it.

Re-reading Genesis for a project, the author of “Naamah” is drawn to this nameless Bible character.

By Emily Burack April 10, 2019 3:07 pm

from Hey Alma

9 writers who perfectly capture what it’s like for Jews of color

These narratives are often left out of the Jewish literary canon — and we suffer for it.

March 27, 2019 5:33 pm

from Hey Alma

German author’s book about Holocaust guilt wins prestigious award

“Though all four grandparents lived through the war, they never spoke of it,” Nora Krug wrote about her motivation for writing the National Book Critics Circle award winner.

March 15, 2019 1:49 pm

Writer T Kira Madden on growing up queer, Jewish, Chinese and Hawaiian in Boca Raton

By Emily Burack March 6, 2019 2:07 pm

from Hey Alma

Israeli writer Ayelet Tsabari on being a literal wandering Jew

By Emily Burack February 13, 2019 2:57 pm

from Hey Alma

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)

By Arielle Kaplan January 9, 2019 4:21 pm

from Hey Alma

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

By Lori Silberman Brauner February 1, 2018 10:09 am

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

By Andrew Silow-Carroll 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

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Noah’s wife has a story. Sarah Blake wants you to know it.

9 writers who perfectly capture what it’s like for Jews of color

German author’s book about Holocaust guilt wins prestigious award

Writer T Kira Madden on growing up queer, Jewish, Chinese and Hawaiian in Boca Raton

Israeli writer Ayelet Tsabari on being a literal wandering Jew

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

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