Novel
John Irving's new novel follows a Jewish heroine across decades
John Irving’s Queen Esther follows an orphaned Jewish girl who becomes a family’s anchor, fights Nazis, and shapes Israel’s birth –while her son comes of age amid Vietnam and identity, love, and loss
Philip Roth’s flawed brilliance and its impact on Jewish identity - opinion
National Book Award in nonfiction goes to ‘One day, everyone will have always been against this'
Her Jewish grandfather’s shame inspired a prize-winning novel
'The Last Baker of Vienna': A novel on displaced Jews in post-WWII Europe - review
Chana, the heroine of The Lost Baker of Vienna, gives voice to author Sharon Kurtzman’s feminist subtext.
Cruising through British history on the ‘Swan Hellenic Diana’
Swan Hellenic hasn’t yet announced the dates for its next “Spirit of the Celts” cruise but its “Iceland and British Isles” cruise in August 2026 will go to some of the same ports.
Review: Meet the woman who saved countless art masterpieces from the Nazis
Valland is the real-life heroine of “The Art Spy,” a curator at Jeu de Paume Museum in Paris in the 1940s.
Yuval Raphael's Eurovision rise echoes Elphaba's defiance in Wicked - opinion
Yuval Raphael defied gravity May 17 in much the same motif the fictional character, Elphaba in Wicked, has been defying gravity since 2003.
Author John Irving’s new novel, ‘Queen Esther,’ deals with Israel and antisemitism
'Queen Esther' follows a Jewish orphan's journey from Vienna to Maine to Jerusalem, marking his first work to directly engage with Israeli history through the story of a Holocaust refugee.
Yossi Avni-Levy wins Sapir Prize for Literature
Avni-Levy will receive NIS 180,000 ($50,000) and his novel will be translated into Arabic and another language of his choosing, broadening its reach and fostering cross-cultural dialogue.
Three new books capture an era when Jews were (literally) on the same page
From the Jewish bookshelf of the 1970s to today’s fractured literary landscape, explore how Jewish identity and reading tastes have evolved over decades.
Amateur historian finds lost and forgotten Bram Stoker story 'Gibbet Hill' after over a century
The story is significant as it sheds light on Stoker's development as an author and serves as a “station on his route to publishing Dracula.”
A new book about Oct. 7 aims to depict the humanity behind the horror
Haaretz contributor Lee Yaron documents the trauma of Hamas' attack through intimate profiles, offering a diverse portrait of Israeli society while hoping for peace amidst ongoing conflict.
In ‘The Singer Sisters,’ a Jewish folk music family makes it big from Greenwich to Lilith Fair
Sarah Seltzer sheds light on her recently published novel, embracing the depth of Jewish American culture with the highlights of 60s rock.
'A Series of Unfortunate Events' is very Jewish. Here's why
Written by Daniel Handler under the pseudonym Lemony Snicket, A Series of Unfortunate Event is beloved for its macabre tone, quickly characters, and numerous mysteries. But it's also Jewish.
