July 29, 2016
2:50 pm

James Schamus, left, and Logan Lerman on the set of 'Indignation.' (Alison Cohen Rosa/via JTA)

‘Indignation’ brings Philip Roth’s novel about anti-Semitism to the big screen

Writer and producer James Schamus channels his inner ‘good Jewish boy’ in directorial debut

By Charles Munitz

July 26, 2016
6:41 am

From left: Jennifer Keishin Armstrong, Jonah Lehrer, Jessi Klein (Jesse Jiryu Davis/Leah Lehrer/Robyn Von Swank/via JTA)

7 books to make your summer more summery — and Jewy, too

Add a little ‘yiddishkeit’ to your reading list this beach season and check out these not-too-schmaltzy selections

By Victor Wishna

July 11, 2016
6:36 pm

Elie Wiesel, the author of over 50 books, in the study of his New York City home, Oct. 14, 1986. (Allan Tannenbaum/Getty Images/via JTA)

7 Elie Wiesel books that you must read

The late, great Holocaust survivor author of ‘Night’ was the versatile composer of over 50 works of various genres

By Gabe Friedman

June 24, 2016
2:31 am

Famed Yiddish author Shalom Aleichem, whose centennial yahrzeit was May 22, 2016, seated at his writing desk. (Courtesy YIVO Institute for Jewish Research)

100 years later, Sholem Aleichem’s censored tales available in Russian

Since the Soviet regime prevented proliferation of the writer’s anti-communist religious nostalgia, these new translations are a first glimpse into shtetl life for many

By Julie Masis

June 20, 2016
2:15 am

Rivka Galchen's 96-page lyric essay, 'Little Labors,' was released in May by New Directions (YouTube screenshot)

Motherhood has been a day ‘3,000 hours long,’ writes ‘Little Labors’ author

Setting out to write an essay of literary criticism, award-winning author Rivka Galchen penned a stunning hybrid work that delivers emotion without mawkishness

By Jen Maidenberg

June 9, 2016
10:04 pm

Etgar Keret at the 2011 International Writers' Festival (photo credit: Miriam Alster/Flash 90)

Israeli author Etgar Keret awarded Bronfman Prize

One of Israel’s most successful writers receives $100,000 prize for conveying Jewish and humanitarian values

By JTA

May 29, 2016
6:57 pm

Inspiration came from diverse sources for author Amy Gottlieb, from the Bible to Whitman, to Hasidic and Hindu wisdom, lending an eclectic energy to the novel's 70-year saga (courtesy)

Debut novel offers 70-year study of tragedy’s mystical ripples

In ‘The Beautiful Possible’ author Amy Gottlieb brings a Holocaust refugee to Eastern enlightenment — and then tosses him back to his complex roots

By Cathryn J. Prince

May 27, 2016
5:31 pm

Author Helen Maryles Shankman brings X-Men sensibilities to Holocaust horrors in Wlodawa, Poland. (courtesy)

Raised with miracle of parents’ survival, author writes magical Holocaust tales

With the X-Men and vampires as her influences, Helen Maryles Shankman brings ‘fabulist’ realism to Wlodawa, Poland

By Matt Lebovic

May 25, 2016
4:31 am

Amanda Stern, creator and host of the Happy Ending series, will be bringing the show to Israel as part of the Jerusalem Writers' Festival (Jon Pack)

Israel debut for NY-based literary series, where audience throws wrenches into the plot

Amanda Stern’s Happy Ending heads to the Jerusalem Writer’s Festival, featuring authors Etgar Keret and Gary Shteyngart

By Jen Maidenberg

May 23, 2016
9:03 am

British author Tim Samuels. 'The mantra of the book for me was male honesty and candor.' (courtesy)

British author writes humorous guide for men seeking masculinity

In ‘Who Stole My Spear?’ Tim Samuels discusses almost coming to blows at synagogue, and how 10 days of Krav Maga in Israel nourished his manliness

By Jenni Frazer

May 13, 2016
9:42 pm

Cover detail from 'Shtum' by Jem Lester, a new novel about a family coping and thriving with the challenges of autism (courtesy)

Novel explores how autism can teach a family to communicate

Centered around a nonverbal autistic son and Holocaust survivor grandfather, Jem Lester’s semi-autobiographical debut ‘Shtum’ wins hearts and acclaim

By Anne Joseph

May 3, 2016
5:40 am

Boris Fishman, author of 'Don't Let My Baby do Rodeo,' HarperCollins 2016. (photo by Stephanie Kaltsas/via JTA)

A fresh crop of nine Jewy spring reads

Spruce up your shelves with these tales of angst, triumph and adventure from a mix of top authors

By Victor Wishna

January 13, 2016
11:13 pm

Veteran US diplomat Dennis Ross (Uri Lenz/Flash90)

Dennis Ross among National Jewish Book Awards winners

Former Obama adviser’s account of US-Israel rift takes top prize in history category; other winners include Rabbi Sacks’s ‘Not in God’s Name’

By JTA

January 12, 2016
4:36 pm

“The Book of Aron: A Novel,” by Jim Shepard, winner of the Sophie Brody Medal for achievement in Jewish literature.

Book on 8-year-old Warsaw Ghetto boy wins Jewish literature medal

Told in the voice of a Korczak orphan, ‘The Book of Aron: A Novel’ tops category at major US literary conference

By JTA

October 20, 2015
3:17 pm

Actors Anne Gottlieb and Jeremiah Kissel starred in an October 2015 production of Arthur Miller’s ‘Broken Glass,’ produced by Boston’s New Repertory Theatre. The production was staged in honor of the 100th anniversary of Miller’s birth on October 17, 1915. (Andrew Brilliant/NRT)

For Arthur Miller’s 100th: To Jew or not to Jew?

As theaters around the world commemorate the playwright’s 100th with performances of Miller classics, a look at the scribe’s conflicted views on Jews, Judaism and anti-Semitism

By Matt Lebovic

Topic: Jewish literature

‘Indignation’ brings Philip Roth’s novel about anti-Semitism to the big screen

Writer and producer James Schamus channels his inner ‘good Jewish boy’ in directorial debut

7 books to make your summer more summery — and Jewy, too

Add a little ‘yiddishkeit’ to your reading list this beach season and check out these not-too-schmaltzy selections

7 Elie Wiesel books that you must read

The late, great Holocaust survivor author of ‘Night’ was the versatile composer of over 50 works of various genres

100 years later, Sholem Aleichem’s censored tales available in Russian

Since the Soviet regime prevented proliferation of the writer’s anti-communist religious nostalgia, these new translations are a first glimpse into shtetl life for many

Motherhood has been a day ‘3,000 hours long,’ writes ‘Little Labors’ author

Setting out to write an essay of literary criticism, award-winning author Rivka Galchen penned a stunning hybrid work that delivers emotion without mawkishness

Israeli author Etgar Keret awarded Bronfman Prize

One of Israel’s most successful writers receives $100,000 prize for conveying Jewish and humanitarian values

Debut novel offers 70-year study of tragedy’s mystical ripples

In ‘The Beautiful Possible’ author Amy Gottlieb brings a Holocaust refugee to Eastern enlightenment — and then tosses him back to his complex roots

Raised with miracle of parents’ survival, author writes magical Holocaust tales

With the X-Men and vampires as her influences, Helen Maryles Shankman brings ‘fabulist’ realism to Wlodawa, Poland

Israel debut for NY-based literary series, where audience throws wrenches into the plot

Amanda Stern’s Happy Ending heads to the Jerusalem Writer’s Festival, featuring authors Etgar Keret and Gary Shteyngart

British author writes humorous guide for men seeking masculinity

In ‘Who Stole My Spear?’ Tim Samuels discusses almost coming to blows at synagogue, and how 10 days of Krav Maga in Israel nourished his manliness

Novel explores how autism can teach a family to communicate

Centered around a nonverbal autistic son and Holocaust survivor grandfather, Jem Lester’s semi-autobiographical debut ‘Shtum’ wins hearts and acclaim

A fresh crop of nine Jewy spring reads

Spruce up your shelves with these tales of angst, triumph and adventure from a mix of top authors

Dennis Ross among National Jewish Book Awards winners

Former Obama adviser’s account of US-Israel rift takes top prize in history category; other winners include Rabbi Sacks’s ‘Not in God’s Name’

Book on 8-year-old Warsaw Ghetto boy wins Jewish literature medal

Told in the voice of a Korczak orphan, ‘The Book of Aron: A Novel’ tops category at major US literary conference

For Arthur Miller’s 100th: To Jew or not to Jew?

As theaters around the world commemorate the playwright’s 100th with performances of Miller classics, a look at the scribe’s conflicted views on Jews, Judaism and anti-Semitism

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