Items with the category: Biography | Jewish Book Council

Cover of The Sisters of Auschwitz: The True Story of Two Jewish Sisters' Resistance in the Heart of Nazi Territory

The Sisters of Auschwitz: The True Story of Two Jewish Sisters’ Resistance in the Heart of Nazi Territory

Roxane van Iperen

Cover of The Captain & Me: On and Off the Field with Thurman Munson

The Captain & Me: On and Off the Field with Thurman Munson

Cover of Ethel Rosenberg: An American Tragedy

Ethel Rosenberg: An American Tragedy

Essay

Dance as Cultural Exchange: Martha Graham’s Legacy

Victoria Phillips

August 24, 2020

Cover of The Art of the Jewish Family: A History of Women in Early New York in Five Objects

The Art of the Jewish Family: A History of Women in Early New York in Five Objects

Laura Arnold Leibman

Cover of Sidney Lumet: A Life

Sidney Lumet: A Life

Essay

The Impossible Life of Beate Sirota Gordon

Beate at Mills College, 1942

Jeff Gottesfeld

June 17, 2020

Cover of Theodor Herzl: The Charismatic Leader

Theodor Herzl: The Charismatic Leader

Derek J. Penslar

Cover of No Steps Behind: Beate Sirota Gordon’s Battle for Women’s Rights in Japan

No Steps Behind: Beate Sirota Gordon’s Battle for Women’s Rights in Japan

Jeff Gottesfeld, Shiella Witanto (illus.)

Excerpt—From the Journal

Excerpt: The Convert

Stefan Hertmans

April 28, 2020

Cover of Martin Buber: A Life of Faith and Dissent

Martin Buber: A Life of Faith and Dissent

Paul Mendes-Flohr

Cover of Judah Touro Didn’t Want to Be Famous

Judah Touro Didn’t Want to Be Famous

Audrey Ades, Vivien Mildenberger (illus.)

Cover of Albert Einstein and the Poetry of Real

Albert Einstein and the Poetry of Real

Manuel Garcia Iglesias, Marwan Kahil (illus.)

Cover of Ruth Objects: The Life of Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Ruth Objects: The Life of Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Doreen Rappaport, Eric Velasquez (illus.)

Cover of Parrots, Pugs, and Pixie Dust: A Book About Fashion Designer Judith Leiber

Parrots, Pugs, and Pixie Dust: A Book About Fashion Designer Judith Leiber

Deborah Blumenthal, Masha D’Yans (illus.)

Cover of The Sun and Her Stars: Salka Viertel and Hitler's Exiles in the Golden Age of Hollywood

The Sun and Her Stars: Salka Viertel and Hitler’s Exiles in the Golden Age of Hollywood