Books

Why Unhappy Novels Make Me So Happy

Jewish tradition prepares us for sad, unsatisfactory endings.

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

The acclaimed novelist’s latest is a moving, funny story of Jewish identity, assimilation, history and more.

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

Kaiser documents his efforts to untangle his family’s story in “Plunder,” a memoir and a meditation on the ever-changing nature of Holocaust storytelling.

Culture

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

Ideas

Telling the forgotten story of Osnat Barzani, the first female rabbi who lived 400 years ago, is a win for Mizrahi representation

Culture

Another accolade for Max Gross’ ‘Lost Shtetl’: Best fiction from Association of Jewish Libraries

Culture

A teacher made his students debate Hitler’s final solution. What happened next was incredible.

Ideas

Anti-Semitism, white supremacy and swords: Talia Lavin dives into the most hateful corners of the internet

Culture

This ‘Unorthodox Orthodox’ rabbi is answering all your Jewiest questions

How a Holocaust survivor’s book helped this Rohingyan refugee survive brutal detention

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