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Cover of "The Untold Story of Books"
Posted inBooks

Two local authors take readers behind the scenes of publishing

Laura Pall by Laura Paull October 16, 2024November 21, 2024
"Why does the pig matter?" Jordan Rosenblum asks in, "Forbidden: A 3,000-Year History of Jews and the Pig." (Steve Evans/Wikimedia Commons)
Posted inBooks

From snout to tail, a 3,000-year history of Jews and the pig

by Andrew Silow-Carroll October 14, 2024February 14, 2025
Images released by the U.S. Department of Justice from a 16th-century book belonging to the Budapest University of Jewish Studies, which disappeared for 80 years following the Nazi invasion of Hungary.
Posted inBooks

Judaica seller signs deal with feds to return Nazi-looted 16th-century Bible to Budapest seminary

Asaf Elia-Shalev by Asaf Elia-Shalev October 10, 2024October 10, 2024
"The Tunnel," one of the pieces included in Simcha Toledano Moyal's "The Scream"
Posted inBooks

‘The Scream’ amplifies Israeli voices sharing their pain through poetry, art, prose

by Sue Fishkoff October 4, 2024November 21, 2024
Named the Afghan Liturgical Quire, some believe it is the oldest Jewish book in existence. (Museum of the Bible)
Posted inHistory

Museum of the Bible unveils world’s ‘oldest Jewish book’ in new exhibit

Asaf Elia-Shalev by Asaf Elia-Shalev September 25, 2024September 25, 2024
Etgar Keret and his wife Shira Geffen speak about their work in Ness Ziona, Israel, Aug. 28, 2024. (Via Facebook)
Posted inBooks

Why writer Etgar Keret wants to get back to Israel as soon as he can

by Andrew Silow-Carroll September 23, 2024September 23, 2024
Noah Rinsky and his guide to being an Old Jewish Man. (Canva/Photo by Liana Satenstein)
Posted inBooks

Old Jewish Men — and all aspiring to that status — now have a guide of their own

PJ Grisar by PJ Grisar September 18, 2024September 18, 2024
Cover art for the five books listed in the article
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New High Holiday kid’s books celebrate diversity

by Penny Schwartz September 16, 2024September 16, 2024
Spencer Sunshine is the author of "Neo-Nazi Terrorism and Countercultural Fascism: The Origins and Afterlife of James Mason’s Siege."
Posted inBooks

‘Very fine people’: Neo-Nazis are still a menace to America’s future, author says

by Dan Pine September 12, 2024November 21, 2024
From the cover art for "On Her Own" by Lihi Lapid
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Mother and motherland face neglect in Israeli writer Lihi Lapid’s ‘On Her Own’

Howard Freedman by Howard Freedman September 11, 2024November 21, 2024

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