Books

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.

‘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."

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.

Global

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

Culture

9 Jewish books to read this summer

United States

How Hank Greenberg took on Hitler in the summer of 1938

Culture

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

Culture

Holocaust Survivor Portraits and Notes in an Emotional Photo Book

Culture

Don’t pass over these 8 new books for spring

Culture

A celebrity photographer trains his lens on Holocaust survivors

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