Items with the category: History | Jewish Book Council

Cover of Christian Supremacy: Reckoning with the Roots of Antisemitism and Racism

Christian Supremacy: Reckoning with the Roots of Antisemitism and Racism

Cover of The Literary Mafia: Jews, Publishing, and Postwar American Literature

The Literary Mafia: Jews, Publishing, and Postwar American Literature

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Jews in American Publishing

Josh Lambert

July 25, 2022

Cover of Zabar's: A Family Story, with Recipes

Zabar’s: A Family Story, with Recipes

Cover of The Watchmakers: A Story of Brotherhood, Hope, and Survival During the Holocaust

The Watchmakers: A Story of Brotherhood, Hope, and Survival During the Holocaust

Cover of Helmi's Shadow: A Journey of Survival From Russia to East Asia to the American West

Helmi’s Shadow: A Journey of Survival From Russia to East Asia to the American West

Cover of Tears Over Russia: A Search for Family and the Legacy of Ukraine's Pogroms

Tears Over Russia: A Search for Family and the Legacy of Ukraine’s Pogroms

Essay

Digging Into Your Family’s Roots: Why You Should Chase History

Lisa Brahin

June 21, 2022

Essay

‘The Black Swan of Israel’: Remembering Else Lasker-Schüler

James J. Conway

June 20, 2022

Cover of Zionism: An Emotional State

Zionism: An Emotional State

Derek J. Penslar

Cover of The Jewish Eighteenth Century, Volume 2: A European Biography, 1750–1800

The Jewish Eighteenth Century, Volume 2: A European Biography, 1750 – 1800

Shmuel Feiner; Jeffrey M. Green, trans.

Cover of Trans Talmud: Androgynes and Eunuchs in Rabbinic Literature

Trans Talmud: Androgynes and Eunuchs in Rabbinic Literature

Max K. Strassfeld

Essay

Tracing Helmi’s Journey: From Japan to the US

David Horgan

May 16, 2022

Essay

Isaac Bashevis Singer and ‘Faith in the Yiddish Language’

David Stromberg

May 9, 2022

Cover of Admiral Hyman Rickover: Engineer of Power

Admiral Hyman Rickover: Engineer of Power

Essay

The Plot of a Mystery Hidden in a Dead Sea Scroll

Ellen Frankel

May 4, 2022