The True Adventures of Gidon Lev: Ras...
Julie GrayThe quirky, hopeful, and thoroughly inspirational story of the unusual life of a Holocaust survivor and the writer who loved him. Of the 15,000 children in the Nazi concentration camp of Theresienstadt in the Czech Republic, fewer tha...
An investigation of Jewish identity politics and Jewish contemporary ideology using both popular culture and scholarly texts. Jewish identity is tied up with some of the most difficult and contentious issues of today. The purpose in t...
People Love Dead Jews: Reports from a...
Dara HornWinner of the 2021 National Jewish Book Award for Contemporary Jewish Life and Practice Finalist for the 2021 Kirkus Prize in Nonfiction A New York Times Notable Book of the Year A Wall Street Journal, Chicago Public...
Strange Hate: Antisemitism, Racism an...
Keith Kahn-HarrisKeith Kahn-Harris argues that the controversy over antisemitism today is a symptom of a growing "selectivity" in anti-racism caused by a failure to engage with the challenges that diverse societies pose.How did antisemitism ...
Precious Objects: A Story of Diamonds...
Alicia OltuskiIn the middle of New York City lies a neighborhood where all secrets are valuable, all assets are liquid, and all deals are sealed with a blessing rather than a contract. Welcome to the diamond district. Ninety percent of all diamonds...
Jewish in America: Living George Wash...
Richard L. RubinIn a 1790 letter to the Touro Synagogue in Rhode Island, President George Washington promised that America’s Jews would always enjoy the full rights, privileges, and protections of U.S. citizenship. Since that auspicious beginning, ...