Books

'The Arab Case for Israel': Explaining the conflict between Jews and Arabs - review

The Arab Case for Israel is the book that I would recommend above all others for anyone who sincerely wants to understand the entrenched conflict between Jews and Arabs in Israel.

APRIL 12, 2026|ByABIGAIL KLEIN LEICHMAN

FEDAYEEN OF the PFLP in mountains east of the Jordan River, early 1969. They carry Soviet and Egyptian weapons.

Jewish book lovers gather at the Jewish Book Council's offices in Manhattan, July 19, 2023.

Jewish authors slam Jewish Book Council for ‘bias toward centering Israeli, Zionist voices’

A new open letter signed by 42 authors argues that the Jewish Book Council, which was founded in 1925, should commit itself more to spotlighting Jewish voices who disagree with traditional Zionism.

APRIL 11, 2026|ByANDREW LAPIN/JTA

Novel on antisemitism by Yonit Levi and Bianna Golodryga sells well, but New York Times ignores it

The novel follows three middle schoolers in Chicago and examines how they are affected when Theo’s idol, a soccer player, tweets an antisemitic comment.

APRIL 9, 2026|ByHANNAH BROWN

Esther Kreitman (nee Singer), born in 1891 in Biłgoraj, Poland, to a rabbinic family, became a Yiddish-language novelist and short story writer.

There was always a third Singer: Yiddish literary diamonds revealed - review

Esther Kreitman, sister of Nobel laureate Isaac Bashevis Singer, wrote powerful Yiddish fiction capturing Jewish life, struggle, and survival.

APRIL 4, 2026|ByNOAH ROTHSTEIN

Jerusalem highlights: September 12-18

What's new to do in Israel's capital?

SEPTEMBER 12, 2025ByHAGAY HACOHEN

Dreams, passions, risks, mistakes: Lessons from a long life - opinion

We have only one life to live. Let’s try to leave the world better than we found it. 

SEPTEMBER 7, 2025ByDVORA WAYSMAN

New crop of High Holidays children’s books take place in Uganda, Hong Kong and a Sephardic home

A delightful array of new children's books to highlight the depth and the joy of the upcoming High Holidays.

SEPTEMBER 6, 2025ByJTA/PENNY SCHWARTZ

New books out for the High Holidays in 2025 include TK and TK. (Collage by Ilana Zahavy)

David Blumberg built Israel’s greatest library, then politics destroyed him - opinion

MIDDLE ISRAEL: David Blumberg’s dream library stands tall in Jerusalem, but his life ended in tragedy, overshadowed by scandal and political strife.

SEPTEMBER 5, 2025ByAMOTZ ASA-EL

DAVID BLUMBERG – Short and bespectacled, but authoritative and full of energy, he turned the National Library into a cultural center.

Inside the Muslim Brotherhood's industry of death: An interview with Cynthia Farahat

An interview with Cynthia Farahat, author of ‘The Secret Apparatus: The Muslim Brotherhood’s Industry of Death’

AUGUST 30, 2025ByMOSHE DANN

THEN-US SECRETARY of state John Kerry meets with then-Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi in May 2013. Morsi was affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood.

Rotem Sella: Shaping Israel's political discourse through publishing

Publisher Rotem Sella says impact is measured in copies and conversation, and the country is listening.

AUGUST 18, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST PODCASTS

‘Move or disappear’: Organizations must 'change chairs' or go extinct - opinion

Animal metaphors epitomize managerial principles central to organizational change and are effective in enhancing the understanding and perceptiveness of CEOs, directors, and academics.

AUGUST 11, 2025ByBOAZ SHALIT