Books
AI burns books? Tech giants are buying, shredding books to train smarter chatbots
AI Tech giants have been working on a secret project to buy millions of books and destroy them to feed their new models.
'Reclaiming Redemption Vol. II': Tracing Jewish survival from exile to war - book review
'The Koren Tanakh of the Land of Israel': Groundbreaking way to explore the Book of Samuel - review
PJ Library founder Harold Grinspoon still reinventing himself at 97
Jewish authors slam Jewish Book Council for ‘bias toward centering Israeli, Zionist voices’
A new open letter signed by 42 authors argues that the Jewish Book Council, which was founded in 1925, should commit itself more to spotlighting Jewish voices who disagree with traditional Zionism.
Novel on antisemitism by Yonit Levi and Bianna Golodryga sells well, but New York Times ignores it
The novel follows three middle schoolers in Chicago and examines how they are affected when Theo’s idol, a soccer player, tweets an antisemitic comment.
There was always a third Singer: Yiddish literary diamonds revealed - review
Esther Kreitman, sister of Nobel laureate Isaac Bashevis Singer, wrote powerful Yiddish fiction capturing Jewish life, struggle, and survival.
A lost novel from 1943 that predicted the Holocaust has been recovered
Friedrich Torberg recorded his image of a German concentration camp in “Mein ist die Rache,” written decades before the capitalized “Holocaust” entered common parlance.
'The Road to October 7': The long centuries of hatred that led to Hamas’s attack - review
This review of The Road to October 7 follows an interview with its author published in the Magazine earlier this month.
Matzah pizza and Miriam star in new children’s books for Passover in 2026
The new books range from Karen Katz’s brightly colored, joyful picture book to an ornately designed volume published by a Chabad-Lubavitch imprint.
Jerusalem highlights: March 20 – March 26
What's new to do in Israel's capital?
What history teaches about October 7, according to Rafael Medoff
A renowned historian’s scholarly work examines alarming trends to watch out for.
Be a refusenik: Survival guide for Jewish students facing campus antisemitism
New playbook for Jewish defiance on campus takes a page from Soviet refuseniks.
Wedding invitation from 1955: A stroll through cherished memories - opinion
A simple wedding invitation from over 60 years ago provides memories of family and the moments that shaped a life.
