Kafka Letters Reveal Deep Affinity for Hebrew
JNS.org – Writings of 20th century Jewish writer Franz Kafka made public for the first time this summer reveal his great affinity for the Hebrew language.
Living in Prague in...
6 New Children’s Books for the New Year
BY PENNY SCHWARTZ
BOSTON (JTA) — A Rosh Hashanah apple cake bake-off fit for reality television and another installment in the Scarlet and Sam series from the award-winning author Eric A....
Philip Roth’s Possessions to Be Auctioned for Charity
BY JOSEFIN DOLSTEN
NEW YORK (JTA) — There are fans of Philip Roth who enjoy his books. Then there are the fans who want to own his typewriters.
The latter have...
Proclaim Liberty Throughout The Land: The Hebrew Bible In The United States
The Zahava and Moshael J. Straus Center for Torah and Western Thought at Yeshiva University recently released Proclaim Liberty Throughout the Land: The Hebrew Bible in the United States:...
Best-Selling Novelist Judith Krantz Dies at 91
(JTA) — Best-selling novelist Judith Krantz, whose first novel “Scruples” was published the year she turned 50, has died.
Krantz died on Saturday at her home in Bel Air, California,...
Book Review of ‘Dear Rebbe’
By Yochanan Gordon
Since this is a book comprising the chronology of correspondence that the Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, ob’m, a chassidic rebbe, had with specific individuals, it would...
Author Judith Kerr Dies Weeks Before Her 96th Birthday
Kerr wrote about the Holocaust in a way children could understand
Jewish and German-born British writer and illustrator Judith Kerr died on May 22, 2019 at the age of 95....
One of Manhattan’s Remaining Judaica Stores to Close
BY JOSEFIN DOLSTEN
NEW YORK (JTA) — Locals and visitors looking for a Judaica store here will soon only have two options.
J. Levine Books and Judaica, a longtime seller of...
Passover Haggadah Graphic Novel Has Something for Everyone
Review By Michele Justic
As well-intentioned as Chazal were to create learning opportunities within the Seder, some people can lose interest through the night. The Haggadah was compiled before many...
Rabbi Hutner And The Rebbe
Reviewed by Yochanan Gordon
There’s a story of the Kotzker Rebbe who was asked by a group of chassidim how well he knew his followers. They began singling out individuals,...
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Where Dems and Republicans Are Trying to Woo Jewish Swing Voters
BY RON KAMPEAS
WASHINGTON (JTA) — One thing we know about elections is that Jewish voters can make a difference. Take Florida: The Sunshine State’s Jewish...
Many Americans’ July 4 Celebrations Go Virtual as COVID-19 Cases Surge
On a holiday weekend that would typically draw crowds to watch fireworks, march in parades and wave the red, white and blue, many Americans...
PSEG Long Island Offers Incentives on Energy-Efficient Cooling Systems
If the rising summer temperatures and high humidity are making work from home life or weekend relaxation uncomfortable, PSEG Long Island reminds customers that...