Books

Author of ‘People Love Dead Jews,’ Dara Horn, delights Jerusalem crowd

"The Final Solution to the Jewish Problem" will be the title of her upcoming book, Dara Horn said.

 Dara Horn, award-winning author.
Sally Rooney, left, promotes her novel "Intermezzo" at London’s Southbank Centre, Sept. 25, 2024.

Sally Rooney to issue novel in Hebrew with Israeli publisher who complies with BDS

A march against antisemitism in Leeds, UK.

What is the future for Jews in the UK? | Jerusalem Dispatch

As antisemitism rises in publishing, Jewish and Israeli writers are confronting rejection, backlash, and growing pressure to silence their voices.

'Your story is too Jewish': Inside publishing's dirty open secret - from the editor


Secret Garden for All: The magic and accessibility at the National Library of Israel

Israel’s National Library is all of those things and more: it has truly become a modern-day gem since its founding in 1892.

Some of the 5 million books in the NLI collection.

Israeli news anchor Yonit Levi writes children’s book on antisemitism with CNN’s Bianna Golodryga

Don’t Feed the Lion tackles hate and bullying from the point of view of three children in Chicago who are forced to confront antisemitism.

 Yonit Levi anchors the top-rated Channel 12 evening news broadcast and co-host of the podcast, UNHOLY.

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Dance performance 'Sof Sof' by the Kolben Dance company at the Jerusalem Theatre.

'Awakening to Radical Islamist Evil': A record of the Israel-Hamas War - review

Monty Penkower’s book is less of a “what went wrong” analysis and more a log book of entries as to what, mostly, went right, and in some cases, wrong.

 PALESTINIANS ATTEND the funeral of senior Hamas deputy military commander Marwan Issa. (illustration)

'The Sunflower House': A Nazi past discovered under the floor - review

The Sunflower House is a well-written story of love amid the harsh reality of the difficult conditions faced by the protagonists.

 A NAMING ceremony conducted by SS members at a Lebensborn home in Rheinhessen, Germany, c. 1936-1944.

He saw the afterlife: The neurosurgeon who came back from the dead

Prof. Eben Alexander, a brain research expert, fell into a coma and was considered a lost case. When he awoke, he claimed to have visited the afterlife.

 Stairway to Heaven

'The Life of the Soul': A look at Judaism's view on 'gilgul' and reincarnation - review

With such erudite scholarship, The Life of the Soul is a landmark contribution and resource to the study of Jewish mysticism.

 An illustrative image of a young woman by the beach holding hands with a transparent figure.

'The Man Who Would Be King': Saudi crown prince pushes for liberalization of his society - review

Everyone with an interest in the Middle East will welcome this study by Karen Elliott House of a man who is bound to play a vital role in the region’s future.  

 SAUDI CROWN Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman at the Al Yamamah Palace in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in 2025.

'Judaism: A love story': The latest book by Rabbi Shlomo Riskin - review

This is a book that will open readers’ hearts and minds to Rabbi Riskin’s vision of Judaism, not just as a religion but as a profound and enduring love story.

 Rabbi Shlomo Riskin (at home with portrait of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik)