Literature
Hebrew Union College, Ohio AG reach deal to protect 600,000 rare books, papers in Jewish collection
The collection contains Biblical codices, illuminated manuscripts, communal records, legal documents, scientific tracts, and incunabula.
The Taliban bans women’s books - and too many Afghans applaud - opinion
Her Jewish grandfather’s shame inspired a prize-winning novel
An unflinching look at a nation in verse
'To Be Holy but Human': A look into the life ‘hesder yeshiva’ creator Rabbi Yehuda Amital - review
One of a kind: Rav Amital was that unique and unparalleled leader who lived at a time when he was needed the most.
'Life-Tumbled Shards': A journal on family, loss, and search for self-healing - review
We are all part of the trauma-filled family of Israel struggling to cope with a divine-given destiny beyond our comprehension. Sometimes God says “No.”
The ‘Lo Bashamayim’ Festival: Not in heaven but in the Galilee
The festival is part of the rehabilitation of the Galilee, according to its artistic director.
ACUM awards music and literature prizes
Author Etgar Keret and composer Hagar Kadima receive Lifetime Achievement Awards.
'The Great Betrayal': Revolutions rarely succeed in the first attempt - review
Fawaz Gerges makes a compelling case that political and economic reform has been stifled by several mutually reinforcing factors.
'The Triumph of Life': Reimagining the relationship between God and humanity - review
Greenberg’s recently published magnum opus, The Triumph of Life: A Narrative Theology of Judaism, is arguably the most compelling and thought-provoking book to grace the Jewish bookshelf this year.
'The Jews, 5,000 Years and Counting:' Jewish history can be funny - review
The Jews: 5,000 Years and Counting achieves an incredible feat: It covers our entire “epic journey through time, space, and guilt” in 224 pages.
'Eminent Jews:' Jewish sensibility at its best - review
In his book Eminent Jews, David Denby provides engaging, informative, insightful, mostly, but not entirely, celebratory biographies of four eminent Jews.
The Dragon from Chicago: On the American reporting from Nazi Germany - book review
Sigrid Schultz was the historic figure branded “that dragon from Chicago” by Hermann Göring, Hitler’s number two man angered by Schultz’s fearless reporting about the Nazis.
Novel set in a war-torn Ukraine wins Sami Rohr prize for Jewish literature
Sasha Vasilyuk's novel is the second book by an immigrant from the former Soviet Union to win the 2025 Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature.
Why Jerusalem Int'l Book Forum Prize winner Michel Houellebecq is drawn to Israel
Acclaimed French writer Michel Houellebecq accepts Jerusalem Prize at Mishkenot Sha’ananim days after visiting Kibbutz Be’eri.
