book review

'The Wagamama Bride': A geographical, cultural, and spiritual journey

As a gifted writer and artist, her memoir is both graphically described and professionally written, using all the senses to paint a picture of life in Japan, a land so far from home.

'The Achilles Trap': Studying the paradox of the Second Gulf War

Examining the decades-long history of misunderstandings and missteps on both sides that led to a war that killed some 200,000 Iraqi civilians and thousands of Americans.

By GLENN C. ALTSCHULER
05/02/2024

'Let There Be Light': An explanation of the Book of Genesis - review

Let There Be Light is a work that provides new understanding of the first book of the Torah.

'The Partisan's Coat': A mysterious historical novel set in Israel - review

The Partisan’s Coat is Grenimann’s second novel. In a way, it could be called a coming-of-age novel.

By YEHUDIT COLLINS
27/01/2024

'The Tyranny of the Minority': How US democracy is under threat - review

Pro-democracy forces prevailed in the United States in 2020 and 2022, the authors acknowledge. But just barely.

By GLENN C. ALTSCHULER
27/01/2024

'The Genius of Israel': How we became the 'Comeback Nation' - review

After a military debacle that saw the IDF unable to protect the people of Israel on October 7 – a major failure – the IDF and the people of Israel have made a strong recovery and comeback.

By SHLOMO MAITAL
26/01/2024

'They Flew': A history of demonic levitation and miracles - review

In the 16th and 17th centuries, thousands of Europeans testified that they had seen holy men and women fly, levitate, and appear in two places at the same time. 

By GLENN C. ALTSCHULER
19/01/2024
 (L to R): "Book of Hours"; "Wonders of the Creatures and Marvels of Creation"

'101 Treasures': Travel back in time at the National Library of Israel - review

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

By MIRIAM KATES LOCK
13/01/2024
Friends Richard Michelson (L) and Leonard Nimoy celebrate Nimoy's 80th birthday in 2011

'Sleeping as Fast as I Can': Jewish spiritual humor - review

Richard Michelson has a profound grasp of Jewish history, of antisemitism and pogroms, of moral teachings and midrash, of sinners and prophets.

'Our Enemies Will Vanish': An up-close look at the Russia-Ukraine War - review

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.

By GLENN C. ALTSCHULER
05/01/2024
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