The people of the comic book
Barbara Silverstein writes about a recent panel discussion held at the BAYT that examined the Jewish people’s historic and current influence on comic book lore and graphic novels.
David Oppenheim – a man who liked books
Martin Lockshin reviews Prince of the Press: How One Collector Built History’s Most Enduring and Remarkable Jewish Library by Joshua Teplitsky.
Matti Friedman converses with an old spy
Michael Fraiman interviews award-winning author Matti Friedman about his latest non-fiction book, Spies of No Country: Behind Enemy Lines at the Birth of the Israeli Secret Service.
When Hitler meddled in American democracy
Mordechai Ben-Dat reviews Hitler’s American Friends by Bradley W. Hart.
Bezmozgis explores underside of New World success
Norman Ravvin reviews David Bezmozgis’ latest novel, Immigrant City.
A collection of stories you will want to know quite well
Norman Ravvin reviews Norman Levine’s I Don’t Want to Know Anyone Too Well: Collected Stories.
Graphic novel brings the Passover haggadah to life
Marc Weisblott profiles Jordan B. Gorfinkel, author of The Passover Haggadah Graphic Novel.
Jordan Peterson offers a perfect prescription for our times
Bill Gladstone reviews Jordan Peterson’s 12 Rules For Life: An Antidote to Chaos.
Deborah Lipstadt: Uncovering modern anti-Semitism
Alex Rose interviews Deborah Lipstadt, an American historian whose trial against Holocaust-denier David Irwin was dramatized in the movie Denial.
Chicken soup for the body (and soul)
Highlights from the new cookbook