Reading 101 Treasures from the National Library of Israel is like wandering through a fascinating museum where each exhibit has something exciting and unusual to teach you
Richard Michelson has a profound grasp of Jewish history, of antisemitism and pogroms, of moral teachings and midrash, of sinners and prophets.
Yaroslav Trofimov provides a compelling, up-close-and-personal account of Ukrainians’ fight for their independence in Europe’s most consequential shooting war since 1945.
The flawed and the complex; the historic and the particular. These are the qualities that I look for in a good book. Below are some of the Jewish books I read and enjoyed in 2023.
Adam is an almost bar mitzvah boy, and his coming of age is set against the background of antisemitism, the Soviet Jewry movement, and relatable cringe-worthy moments of awkwardness.
Ethics of Our Fighters has as its background the Jewish reaction to being confronted with the moral challenges of warfare.
To truly appreciate the people of Israel is to understand the Israeli character, how they coalesced after a year of division to rise to the occasion with a singular national purpose.
The Elephant in My Room is the story of seven-year-old Benny, whose father is called up for military service on October 7.
It is a comprehensive history and development of these trees, which includes multiple examples that the author has collected to illustrate his subject.
These are specifically Jewish stories, and unlikely to be appreciated or understood without a background in what is commonly called Yiddishkeit.
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