books

 One of the books featured in the exhibit.

Library of Lost Books: Exhibit seeks help finding Nazi-looted texts

The project, titled “Have you seen this book?” invites the public to help locate Jewish books lost in WWII.

Polish police took initiative in Jewish killings, new book explores

Polish police murdered Jews during the Holocaust with gusto and even without Nazi orders, according to new resesarch.

By ZEV STUB/JTA
10/12/2024

'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.

Jerusalem highlights: December 6-12

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

Hylenia: The great prophecy brings Jewish culture to young adult fantasy

Exciting twist: Tusak is expanding his career experience as a breaking news desk intern at 'The Jerusalem Post'.

Three new books capture an era when Jews were (literally) on the same page

From the Jewish bookshelf of the 1970s to today’s fractured literary landscape, explore how Jewish identity and reading tastes have evolved over decades.

By ANDREW SILOW-CARROLL/JTA
01/12/2024

Al Pacino writes in ‘Sonny Boy’ about life, love, death

This book was written with what Pacino calls the “commitment and energy... and considerable help and persistence” of Dave Itzkoff, a former NYT culture reporter and author.

By RICK KOGAN
27/11/2024

2024 Sapir Prize longlist: Israel’s top authors compete for prestigious award

12 authors vie for the 2024 Sapir Prize, Israel's top literary honor, with winners set to be announced in January.

By NERIA BARR
26/11/2024

Exploring faith and theology in 'Seeking the Hiding God'

“When my friends asked, ‘Arnie, why is it that you have faith and we don’t?’ — I tried to figure out what experiences in my life made me open to the possibility of faith,” he said last week.

By ANDREW SILOW-CARROLL/JTA
24/11/2024
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