Books
Read Meghan Markle’s Favorite Jewish Books
Here’s what the Duchess of Sussex has on her bookshelf.
7 Jewish Texts You Must Read — Profs Choose Their Favorites
Want to stump a professor? Just ask: “What’s the most important text on your syllabus?”
On The Trail Of Nazis And Nazi Hunters In America
Though the work of the U.S. Justice Department’s Office of Special Investigations was virtuous, it was the subject of continual controversy.
The Refugee War Reporter Who Brought ‘Doctor Zhivago’ To The West
Manya Harari published and co-translated “Doctor Zhivago.” But first, she was a war correspondent during Israel’s War of Independence.
Now Gingerbread? These Flavored Hummuses Are Getting Out of Hand
“FDA should be establishing guidelines for what should be allowed to be called hummus.”
A Survivor’s Story Where No One Is Exactly Who They Seem
Survival comes at a steep price: betraying family secrets and stirring anxieties that haven’t yet fully subsided.
Let’s Call André Aciman’s Sequel By Its Name
At no point does “Find Me” feel like a natural or compelling extension of the story told in “Call Me By Your Name.”
The Classical Trouble With Daniel Mendelsohn
He seems to believe that pointing out the Greek framework undergirding some recent event is the same as saying something of substance about it.
Remembering Harold Bloom — Lover Of Literature, Defender Of The Western Canon
“I think when I depart that I will think of myself as a secular rabbi,” Bloom once said. He has died at the age of 89.
From Poland To The USSR To Iran To Israel: A Holocaust Story
This book is a major achievement and an important addition to the literature of the Holocaust.
How Columbus Brought America Its First Jew
“Luis de Torres was a refugee of faith, and for that reason, we may consider him the first of the pilgrims.”
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