Welcome to the Forward’s coverage of books and literature, including both non-fictional and fictional works.
Welcome to the Forward’s coverage of books and literature, including both non-fictional and fictional works.
Welcome to the Forward’s coverage of books and literature, including both non-fictional and fictional works.
Welcome to the Forward’s coverage of books and literature, including both non-fictional and fictional works.
In 'The Best Minds,' Jonathan Rosen deconstructs a generation through the tragic story of his childhood friend Michael Laudor
Benjamin Balint delves into the history of the 'virtuoso of language and image' who was murdered on 'Black Thursday'
Vasily Grossman’s epic about life during the siege of Stalingrad is painfully resonant for journalists working in Russia today
In 'Bootstrapped,' Alissa Quart takes aim at our myths and our solipsism
Though he was often called a philosemite, the truth is a lot messier
In 'The Watchmaker's Daughter,' the heroic story of Corrie ten Boom
A 1912 Yiddish newspaper article tried to simplify Charles Dickens' relationship with the Jews. The real story is messier, but far more interesting.
The Jewish respect for the printed word is well reflected in the adage: a Jewish thief steals only books.
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