Book review
'Israel on Trial': US Judge Roy K. Altman takes on accusations against the Jewish state - review
A nascent state has to fulfill four requirements: have a permanent population, a defined territory, be governed by a single effective government, and have the capacity to conduct foreign relations.
'Reclaiming Redemption Vol. II': Tracing Jewish survival from exile to war - book review
'Jewish, Christian and Islamic Traditions': Jerusalem and its names - review
'Proclaim Liberty Throughout the Land': America’s relationship with the Torah - review
'Propaganda Girls': The women who fought to break Axis powers morale - review
Propaganda Girls: The Secret War of the Women in the OSS by Lisa Rogak reveals yet another untold chapter of the history of women in America.
'Takeover': A look at pre-Nazi Germany's last months of democracy - review
The author takes the reader through these last months of democracy, minute by minute, day by day, blow by blow.
'Beyond Borders': The story of a fighting Jew - interview
Rudi Haymann highlighted details about the masses of survivors and displaced people not often discussed in the Holocaust.
'Kissing Girls on Shabbat': A frank memoir of a woman's inner turmoil - review
Kissing Girls on Shabbat is a ruthlessly frank memoir of her inner turmoil, trying to live the expected married life with a self-absorbed Gur Hassid.
'Books Like Sapphires': A jewel of a collection - review
Brandeis University has just issued Books Like Sapphires, written by Ann Brener, who highlights a selection of the books in the Library of Congress.
‘Rebecca of Ivanhoe’: Alison Bass’s Jewish sequel to Sir Walter Scott’s classic - review
This sequel to Sir Walter Scott’s classic dares to continue a beloved tale and weaves a rich tapestry of intrigue, romance, and personal discovery that stands proudly on its own.
'We Are Black Jews': The courageous journey of Ethiopian Jews to Israel - review
Scattered across northern and northwestern Ethiopia in small villages, the Beta Israel lived alongside Christian and Muslim neighbors for over 2,000 years, resisting conversion.
What happens in Gaza, Israel the day after? Lessons from Soviet Jewry - opinion
“The day after” Gazans can take a page from the once impoverished Jewish survivors.
IDF spokesperson to show archaeological proof of Jewish indigeneity to Israel in new book
IDF Maj. Doron Spielman summed up his book "When Stones Speak" thusly: The proof that we have pulled out of the ground shows without a doubt that Jews are indigenous to Jerusalem and Israel.
'Netanyahu’s Israel': A look at the best and worst of the longtime prime minister - review
Jotam Confino gives his readers both the best and the worst of the man in a work that throws light into some dark corners and is very well worth the study.