Books

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The Lower East Side anti-Jewish riot that changed the way Jews do politics

In 1902, a funeral procession for a prominent rabbi turned into a melee in which nearly 200 Jews were injured.

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

In the mid-20th century, American Jewish reading tastes were shaped by the Cold War, assimilation and the gender gap.

A new book about Oct. 7 aims to depict the humanity behind the horror

Israeli journalist Lee Yaron spent months interviewing survivors and eyewitnesses.

New York

The Jewish mother who became a crime boss in Gilded Age New York

Legal scholar Noah Feldman on the 10 Commandments, Christian nationalism and the Jewish future of church and state

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A history of a pivotal era in Palestine wins a top Jewish book prize

Jewish author

In dark times, is a dystopian Jewish novel just what we need?

New York

Here’s what Jewish New Yorker cartoonist Roz Chast’s dreams are made of

New York

In his latest novel, James McBride defuses the ‘dynamite’ of Black-Jewish relations

New York

A visit to the Lower East Side’s Tenement Museum inspires a new picture book

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