Books

A moving memoir of Jewish Brooklyn, told tchotchke by tchotchke

Homely objects help tell the tale of a typical yet singular family who struggled and prevailed in 20th century New York.

The Sit-Down Ideas

‘Bad Jews’ describes a history of American Jewish infighting

Journalist Emily Tamkin’s new book is a study of Jewish turf wars — and a “love letter to Jewish pluralism.”

A woman folding her arms sitting on a chair.

An Iranian Jewish leader was executed in 1979. His granddaughter wants his story known.

“Titan of Tehran,” a new book by journalist Shahrzad Elghanayan, explores the legacy of her grandfather, a businessman executed for perceived secret loyalty to Israel.

Ideas

What the Tree of Life shooting revealed about American Jewry

Ideas

No one lost their Jewish last name at Ellis Island. But we gained a safe haven.

Culture

Memoirist Qian Julie Wang finally found a home with her fellow Jews of Color

New York

Why Unhappy Novels Make Me So Happy

Culture

Joshua Cohen’s ‘The Netanyahus’ analyzes the famous family through the story of one night

Culture

Menachem Kaiser thought he knew his family’s Holocaust history. Then he met Nazi treasure hunters.

Culture

A Muslim and a Jewish woman co-wrote a children’s book about standing up to prejudice

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