Items with the category: History | Jewish Book Council

Essay

Tracing Helmi’s Journey: From Japan to the US

David Horgan

May 16, 2022

Cover of Admiral Hyman Rickover: Engineer of Power

Admiral Hyman Rickover: Engineer of Power

Essay

Isaac Bashevis Singer and ‘Faith in the Yiddish Language’

David Stromberg

May 9, 2022

Essay

The Plot of a Mystery Hidden in a Dead Sea Scroll

Ellen Frankel

May 4, 2022

Essay

Family Secrets Rooted in Latvia

Shelly Sanders

May 2, 2022

Interview

Breaking Down Walls: A Conversation with Nancy Churnin

Emily Schneider

May 2, 2022

Cover of Mala's Cat: A Memoir of Survival in World War II

Mala’s Cat: A Memoir of Survival in World War II

Cover of The Betrayal of Anne Frank: A Cold Case Investigation

The Betrayal of Anne Frank: A Cold Case Investigation

Rosemary Sullivan

From the Journal

The World of Australian Jewish Literature

Goldie Goldbloom

April 11, 2022

Cover of Looking for Alicia: The Unfinished Life of an Argentinian Rebel

Looking for Alicia: The Unfinished Life of an Argentinian Rebel

Essay

Investigating ‘The Murders of Moisés Ville’

Javier Sinay

March 28, 2022

Cover of The Murders of Moisés Ville: The Rise and Fall of the Jerusalem of South America

The Murders of Moisés Ville: The Rise and Fall of the Jerusalem of South America

Javier Sinay; Robert Croll, trans.

Essay

Why Are So Many Magicians Jewish?

Joshua Jay

March 21, 2022

Cover of The Jews Should Keep Quiet: Franklin D. Roosevelt, Rabbi Stephen S. Wise, and the Holocaust

The Jews Should Keep Quiet: Franklin D. Roosevelt, Rabbi Stephen S. Wise, and the Holocaust

Essay

Jews in Old Postcards and Prints

Lars Fischer

March 14, 2022

Recommended Reading

Women’s History Month Reading

March 14, 2022