The Golem of Paris By Jonathan Kellerman and Jesse Kellerman
Warning: Reading this book may cause a severe case of literary whiplash.
On one page, we are in Prague, witnessing the frightening workings of a...
The Devil in Jerusalem By Naomi Ragen
Really, every season is book season — but autumn brings a blend of offerings just right for warming up with as the weather cools...
Eight Questions of Faith: Biblical Challenges That Guide and Ground Our Lives By...
Niles Elliot Goldstein set out on a heavy task when he wrote “Eight Questions of Faith.” The author, director of development at the Center...
Jewish Noir
“Jewish Noir,” an anthology of more than 30 tales, offers just as many interpretations and flavors of noir. And throughout them weaves the thread...
My Fat Dad By Dawn Lerman
Dawn Lerman grew up on the North Side of Chicago in the 1960s in a large Jewish family that was intent on always making...
Saving Sophie
After Jack Sommer’s wife, Alina, passes away, her father, Dr. Arif al-Zahani, attempts to take custody of Jack and Alina’s daughter, Sophie, out of...
Rywka’s Diary: The Writings of a Jewish Girl from the Lodz Ghetto Edited by...
Adolescence is difficult enough. Try to imagine it as a girl in the Lodz ghetto with little food, no parents or grandparents and responsibility...
The Koren Tehillim The Rohr Family Edition
As part of its new expansion of essential volumes of Jewish scripture, liturgy and law, Koren’s “Rohr Family Edition” of Tehillim is a welcome...
They Told Me Not to Take That Job By Reynold Levy
As head of the International Rescue Committee in the 1990s, Levy dealt daily with desperate refugees and rogue dictators of failed states — all...
The Girl from the Garden By Parnaz Foroutan
Being born female in Persia a century ago did not portend an easy future, even if you could afford household help.
As depicted in Parnaz...
