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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 433

Beth Kissileff

Judah Samet stands next to his portrait, part of Luigi Toscano’s “Lest We Forget” project at the University of Pittsburgh in 2019. (Photo by Hector Corante, courtesy of Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh via JTA)
October 1, 2022, 5:13 am
Judah Samet was community pillar long before he survived Tree of Life shooting
84-year-old Bergen-Belsen survivor was known for frequently speaking about his experience during Holocaust and was honored by Trump at 2019 State of the Union speech
By Beth Kissileff
An art installation outside the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, Sept. 12, 2019. (Beth Kissileff)
September 14, 2019, 5:47 am
Artwork by children from Parkland, Newtown unveiled at Tree of Life synagogue
Site of Pittsburgh massacre decorated with art submitted by kids worldwide, including from towns associated with past mass shootings
By Beth Kissileff
Rachelle Fraenkel, mother of Jewish teenager Naftali Fraenkel who was kidnapped and murdered earlier this summer, seen during an interview, in Nof Ayalon, central Israel, on December 18, 2014. (Miriam Alster/FLASH90)
June 30, 2019, 4:13 am
Devotion to Jewish learning, not tragedy, defines mother of slain teen
Five years after losing her son Naftali in a terror kidnapping and murder that shocked the nation, Rachelle Fraenkel completes program that makes her an expert on Jewish law
By Beth Kissileff
Rabbi Hanoch Hecht, left, on 'Chopped' with host Ted Allen (Courtesy of Hecht/via JTA)
September 29, 2016, 10:56 pm
Celebrity chefs share Rosh Hashanah recipes
Food, and Jewish food especially, is always tied to seasons and holidays. Here are some recipes that grace the tables of famous culinary personalities every New Year
By Beth Kissileff
Brendan, left, and Neal Shusterman (Courtesy of Neal Shusterman)
November 26, 2015, 6:08 am
Jewish father’s book on mental illness wins award
Neal Shusterman says fictional piece ‘Challenger Deep’ is based on his experiences with his son Brendan
By Beth Kissileff
From Berlin to New York, Israeli expat writers are moving well beyond the Israeli market. (Jessica Steinberg/The Times of Israel)
September 28, 2015, 6:19 am
7 acclaimed Israeli expat writers to watch
Writing in their native or adoptive tongues, these authors are making names for themselves among international literati
By Beth Kissileff
Naomi Firestone-Teeter: New exec has been with Jewish Book Council since 2006. (Courtesy of the Jewish Book Council/JTA)
April 11, 2015, 7:59 pm
31-year-old exec crowned the new ‘Jewish Oprah’
New head of Jewish Book Council Naomi Firestone-Teeter says she makes time for non-Jewish literature too
By Beth Kissileff
Detail from 'Lincoln,' painting by George Peter Alexander Healy in 1869 (public domain via wikipedia)
March 27, 2015, 11:58 am
Jews counted among Lincoln’s closest confidants
The scholars behind book/exhibit ‘Lincoln and the Jews: A History’ illustrate how firmly Jews are part and parcel of US history
By Beth Kissileff
'I’ve always been attracted to the weird in fiction,' Lavie Tidhar tells JTA (Photo credit: Kevin Nixon/SFX Magazine/TeamRock/(JTA)
March 19, 2015, 6:59 am
Zombie battle gets a Jewish twist
Israeli-born Lavie Tidhar and Rebecca Levene bring together unlikely mix of subjects in anthology series
By Beth Kissileff
Ruby Namdar, right, with his editor, Haim Weiss, at the Sapir Prize award ceremony, Jan. 26, 2015, in Israel. (photo credit: Carolyn Cohen/JTA)
January 28, 2015, 5:16 am
In first, expat author Ruby Namdar wins Israel’s leading literary prize
‘The Ruined House,’ written in Mishnaic Hebrew, is about a Jewish-American protagonist in New York, a noted departure from other award-winning works
By Beth Kissileff
Carolyn Starman Hessel (Courtesy Jewish Book Council)
January 1, 2015, 6:00 pm
Jewish Book Council’s Oprah turns the page
As director Carolyn Starman Hessel retires with no successor in sight, ‘her’ authors clamor to sing her praises
By Beth Kissileff
Israeli author Gadi Taub speaks at the International Writer's festival in Jerusalem on May 06, 2010. (photo credit: Miriam Alster/FLASH90)
October 11, 2014, 1:05 pm
In ‘Tel Aviv Noir,’ city’s underbelly gets its due
14 short stories in a new English-language anthology show a different side of Tel Aviv
By Beth Kissileff
Philip Roth receives an honorary doctorate at the Jewish Theological Seminary's commencement in New York, May 22, 2014. (photo credit: JTA/Ellen Dubin Photography)
May 24, 2014, 1:52 am
Philip Roth, onetime ‘enfant terrible,’ gets seminary honor
Jewish writer once denounced as profane gets honorary doctorate from Conservative movement’s Jewish Theological Seminary
By Beth Kissileff
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