Book review

What Bill Clinton, Netanyahu, McDonald’s and Starbucks reveal about crisis leadership

In Crisis Management, one of Israel’s best-known crisis advisers argues that the right response depends on the leader, the moment, and the nerve to act before the room spins out of control.

Itay Ben-Horin’s new book, "Crisis Management: Insider Views of How Business and Political Giants Won or Lost Big, And How You Can Apply the Lessons."
Germans read an antisemitic tabloid on a billboard: 'The Jews are our misfortune.' That was in 1935. The Palestinian Authority still teaches hate and violence toward Jews today, the author writes.

'The Road to October 7': The long centuries of hatred that led to Hamas’s attack - review

A GROUP of Hitler Youth, 1933.

'Stay Alive': A personal story of anti-Nazi Germans - review

THE EMPTY chair: Thomas Chippendale chair, c. 1772, mahogany, covered in modern red Moroccan leather, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City.

'Inspirational Reflections for the Seder Night': A Haggadah for empty chairs at the table - review


'Find your Fight': Jay Ruderman's guide to effective activism and social change

Ruderman's book arrives at a crucial moment when many Americans feel simultaneously motivated to address societal challenges but uncertain about how to create meaningful impact.

 'Find Your Fight,' by Jay Ruderman.

'Cardozo on the Parashah': The magic of the Torah’s most ambiguous book - review

Snippets from Rabbi Nathan Cardozo’s commentary on the ‘Book of Leviticus’

After a year of trial-and-error, the Hebrews built a Tabernacle – so that God could dwell within them

'The Battle for the Jewish State': The ties that bind the US and Israel - review

Readers can assume that the author believes that her prescription for success in that struggle – an iron-clad US-Israel alliance – has a far greater chance with Trump as president.

 US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hold a joint press conference in the East Room at the White House in Washington, US, February 4, 2025; illustrative.

'Fear No Pharaoh': US Jews and slavery – from implicated to appalled - review

In his book Fear No Pharaoh, Richard Kreitner examines the reactions of six Jewish Americans to slavery and the Civil War.

 ‘THE OLD PLANTATION,’ watercolor attributed to John Rose, possibly painted between 1785 and 1795 in the Beaufort District of South Carolina.

'Zionism and Jewish Culture': Getting to the true essence of Jewish nationalism - review

Zionism, Prof. Yitzhak Conforti shows, represents a continuation of an ethnic Jewish community that sustained its distinctiveness throughout centuries in the Diaspora.

 ENGRAVING BY Ephraim Moshe Lilien, produced for the Fifth Zionist Congress, Basel, Switzerland, 1901. The Hebrew inscription reads: ‘May our eyes behold your return in mercy to Zion.’

'Choosing Hope': The importance of hope for contemporary Jews - review

The book offers a brilliant and concise theology of hope which can be useful for us now during these times of so much darkness, despair, and denial.

 An illustrative image of contemporary Jews.

'After Images': The tragedy of Albert Einstein’s cousin Robert - review

The cold-blooded execution of Robert Einstein’s family at the Focardo estate near Florence on August 3, 1944, reached beyond the areas generally depicted in Holocaust literature.

 A memorial commemorating the murder of Robert Einstein's family, located at the Badiuzza cemetery in Italy.

'Savory Flavors': A culinary guidebook to mouthwatering food in Israel - review

The mouthwatering photos of dishes are an intrinsic part of Savory Flavors, along with old photos of Jewish communities.

 WADI REIR. Typical vegetarian dish of the Negev’s Bedouin.

'Propaganda Girls': The women who fought to break Axis powers morale - review

Propaganda Girls: The Secret War of the Women in the OSS by Lisa Rogak reveals yet another untold chapter of the history of women in America.

 HOLLYWOOD ACTRESSES Marlene Dietrich (L) and Rita Hayworth serve food to US soldiers at the Hollywood Canteen, Nov. 1942.

'Takeover': A look at pre-Nazi Germany's last months of democracy - review

The author takes the reader through these last months of democracy, minute by minute, day by day, blow by blow.

 Adolf Hitler speaks in the Lustgarten in Berlin during the Reich presidential election on April 4, 1932.