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Essay Albert Einstein: A Highly Committed Jew by Heritage and Origin Earlier this week, Harry Ostrer wrote about a series of scientists who contributed to our contemporary understanding of Jewishness. He has been blogging here… Harry Ostrer July 1, 2012
Nonfiction Fire and Song: The Story of Luis de Carvajal and the Mexican Inquisition Anna Lanyon
Nonfiction You Need a Schoolhouse: Booker T. Washington, Julius Rosenwald, and the Building of Schools for the Segregated South Stephanie Deutsch
Essay Chaim Sheba: Identifying Founder Effects for Jewish Genetic Diseases In Legacy: A Genetic History of the Jewish People, Harry Ostrer wrote about a series of scientists who contributed to our contemporary understanding of… Harry Ostrer June 27, 2012
Nonfiction Nathan Mayer Rothschild and the Creation of a Dynasty: The Critical Years 1806 – 1816 Herbert H. Kaplan
Nonfiction The Nazi Séance: The Strange Story of The Jewish Psychic in Hitler’s Circle Arthur J. Magida
