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Prof. Steven Pinker receiving an honorary doctorate from Simon Fraser University. (Simon Fraser University)
April 21, 2018, 10:02 am
Political correctness is not in this best-selling pop-scientist’s vast lexicon
Prof. Steven Pinker has irked more than a few with his pull-no-punches tone and demand for hard data -- but beneath the tough exterior lies an unapologetic optimist
By JP O’ Malley
Forged papers of Zivia Lubetkin. (Courtesy Agnes Grunwald-Spier)
April 21, 2018, 4:49 am
Women’s experience in Holocaust is focus of new book by survivor turned scholar
On the 75th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, British Agnes Grunwald-Spier calls attention to the women who fought to help the Jewish people survive
By Rich Tenorio
Correspondent George Stephanopoulos, left, appears with former FBI director James Comey, for a taped interview that was due to air during a prime time "20/20" special on April 15, 2018, on the ABC Television Network. (Ralph Alswang/ABC via AP)
April 15, 2018, 9:31 pm
Trump rages against Comey ahead of ex-FBI director’s interview about new book
'Worst FBI Director in history, by far,'' tweets US president in series of angry posts insisting he never asked for loyalty
By Catherine Lucey
Chessy Prout, the author of 'I Have the Right To: A High School Survivor's Story of Sexual Assault, Justice and Hope,' talks during an interview, March 6, 2018, in New York. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
April 15, 2018, 4:24 pm
A high schooler just wrote the book on surviving campus sexual assault
Despite the odds stacked against rape survivors, Chessy Prout, with journalist Jenn Abelson, shares the story of her pursuit of justice as she advocates for school accountability
By Cathryn J. Prince
Leon Degrelle (Screen capture, YouTube)
April 9, 2018, 11:34 pm
Holocaust survivors sue Polish publisher over pro-Nazi propaganda books
Plaintiffs launch civil lawsuit against Katmar for publishing books by SS officer praising Hitler, without a forward contextualizing their content
By AFP
Clockwise, from top left, covers for 'Search for the Shamir' (Kar-Ben); 'The Passover Parrot' (Kar-Ben); 'The Spy Who Played Baseball' (Kar-Ben); and 'Paulie’s Passover Predicament (Kar-Ben). (All cover art via JTA)
March 28, 2018, 7:32 pm
Fresh children’s books perfect for Passover gifts
A blossoming reading list with a diverse array of holiday and Jewish-themed adventures for the whole family
By Penny Schwartz
'Mapping the Bones' is the third Holocaust-themed book by Jane Yolen. (Penguin Random House/Jason Stemple/via JTA)
March 17, 2018, 5:42 am
Author of ‘The Devil’s Arithmetic’ pens new young adult Holocaust novel
30 years ago, Jane Yolen wrote what turned out to be a bestselling educational hit. Now, hundreds of books later, the 79-year-old author has one for today's teens
By Penny Schwartz
Former prime minister Ehud Olmert speaks during a conference in Tel Aviv, on February 7, 2018. (Flash90)
March 15, 2018, 1:50 pm
In upcoming autobiography, Olmert derides hedonistic Netanyahus, mocks PM’s hair
In excerpts from tell-all tome, former PM reflects on prison life and the Second Lebanon War, takes aim at former aide 'junior typist' Shula Zaken
By Sue Surkes
Holocaust survivor Sala Kirschner in a trailer, published March 10, 2012, to a book about letters she concealed from the Nazis titled "Sala's Gift." (Screen capture: YouTube)
March 15, 2018, 12:33 pm
Holocaust survivor whose hidden letters became a book dies at 94
Polish native Sala Kirschner concealed hundreds of photos and cards from Nazis in Auschwitz, kept them secret for decades before making them public
By JTA
Tel Aviv Mayor Ron Huldai at the mobile library. (photo credit: Malovani Israel)
March 13, 2018, 6:36 pm
UK’s Independent ranks Tel Aviv as top literary town
Known for its collection of poets, streets named for literary lights, and beaches with lending libraries, the city by the sea ranks high for readers
By Jessica Steinberg
Prof. Jeremy Dauber, author of 'Jewish Comedy: A Serious History.' (Courtesy)
March 11, 2018, 6:16 am
From Sholem Aleichem to ‘Broad City,’ scholar presents tradition of Jewish humor
Speaking at London's Jewish Book Week on Sunday, Prof. Jeremy Dauber takes a serious look at a culture's rich history of comedy
By Anne Joseph
Yoav Blum's bestseller 'The Coincidence Makers' has just been published in English and is being optioned for a film (Courtesy US Macmillan)
March 7, 2018, 6:46 pm
Israeli book ‘The Coincidence Makers’ to be adapted for big screen
Yoav Blum's sci-fi romance about 3 people who change history being made into film by US screenwriter Richard Friedenberg of 'A River Runs Through It' fame
By Jessica Steinberg
Adam Freudenheim, head of Pushkin publishing house. (Courtesy)
March 3, 2018, 12:45 pm
Babel revisited: Little-known books find homes on foreign shelves — in English
From Holocaust memoirs to fairy tales, Adam Freudenheim's Pushkin Press hits record margins by taking popular international literature to the Anglo crowd
By Nadine Wojakovski
Left: the scene of the 1996 bus bombing in downtown Jerusalem; right: Palestinians detained in Jenin, 2002, during the Second Intifada. (Courtesy Ian Black)
February 18, 2018, 2:23 am
Journalist examines a century of dueling Israeli-Palestinian narratives
In 'Enemies and Neighbors,' former the Guardian writer Ian Black gives voice to everyday people on both sides of the ongoing conflict
By JP O’ Malley
A baby Gabrielle Birkner with her late father Larry Birkner c. 1980 (Courtesy)
February 17, 2018, 6:30 am
There is no guidebook for grief, say editors of new compilation, ‘Modern Loss’
Both orphaned too early, Gabrielle Birkner and Rebecca Soffer have moved their own experiences -- and a community of grievers -- from the web onto the page
By Renee Ghert-Zand
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