book review

'Jerusalem That Once Was': An architect's look at the history of Israel's capital

A new book by famed architect and former Jerusalemite David Kroyanker shines a penetrative loving light on the capital’s fading beauty.

08/12/2024
Albert Einstein

What did Einstein think of Zionism, Jewish nationalism?

Volume 17 contains an intriguing expression of Albert Einstein’s strong support for Zionism in the early 1920s.

'This Is Not a Cholent': Stories of Jews from the Middle East and North Africa

"This Is Not a Cholent" contributes to the history and legacy of these refugees and these communities’ cultural and emotional experiences. 

By LEAH MEDIN
30/11/2024

'The October 7 War': A photojournalist’s testimony of horrors and resilience

Ziv Koren’s The October 7 War is heavy to pick up and hard to put down. This is not a classic coffee table photography book but it is of lasting importance.

 JEWS FROM the mountain village of Maswar, in northwest Yemen, in 1902.

'The Lost Orphan Boy': A treacherous journey from Yemen to the Promised Land

Reading The Lost Orphan Boy spotlights the struggles of the Jewish communities in Arab lands, bringing them to the forefront of our national and personal consciousness.

‘WHAT ARE the effects, in Israel, in the US, and the rest of the world, of the perceived opinions of

'Tikkun Ha'am': Is there a future for Liberal Judaism in America?

You will have to be ready to be provoked a little bit (or a lot) and to think more creatively than you usually do about the condition of non-Orthodox Jews in America in our time.

By RON KRONISH
24/10/2024

'One Day in October': Dramatic stories of heroism from Oct. 7 massacre

Some stories in One Day in October feel almost cinematic in their tales of dramatic heroism and last-minute, miraculous turnarounds rivaling Hollywood movies.

By SARAH RINDNER BLUM
14/10/2024

'Ghosts of a Holy War': How the Israel-Hamas War is rooted in the 1929 Hebron massacre

“The forces that drove Arabs in Hebron to slaughter their Jewish neighbors in 1929,” she writes, “were identical to the forces behind October 7.”

'Cooking Together': Recipes from the Gaza border, including Rachel's cookies

Commemorating the 76 years of the State of Israel, the book is a collection of 76 kosher recipes divided into 10 sections.

 A view of Jerusalem’s Temple Mount.

'Jerusalem Through the Ages': What archaeology reveals about the history of Jerusalem

This is both positive and a challenge for readers; it’s dense, meticulous, and sometimes overwhelming.

05/10/2024
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