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Nonfiction To the Gates of Jerusalem: The Diaries and Papers of James G. McDonald, 1945 – 1947 James G. McDonald; Goda, McDonald Stewart, Hochberg, and Breitman, eds.
Nonfiction Conscientious Objectors in Israel: Citizenship, Sacrifice, Trials of Fealty Erica Weiss
Interview Interview: Liad Shoham by Elise CooperJewish Book Council recently spoke with Liad Shoham about his new book, Asylum City.Elise Cooper: I didn’t know Israel has an illegal… Elise Cooper January 20, 2015
Nonfiction The Reckoning: Death and Intrigue in the Promised Land — A True Detective Story Patrick Bishop
Essay World Zionism and Paris’s Personal and Political Patterns Roger Cohen is a columnist for The New York Times, where he has worked since 1990: as a correspondent in Paris and Berlin, and as bureau chief in the Balkans… Roger Cohen January 19, 2015
Interview Interview: Yossi Klein Halevi Yossi Klein Halevi’s first book, Memoirs of a Jewish Extremist, was first published in 1995 and was reprinted in fall 2014. At the Entrance to the Garden of Eden:… Philip K. Jason January 13, 2015
Nonfiction Herzl’s Vision: Theodor Herzl and the Foundation of the Jewish State Shlomo Avineri; Haim Watzman, trans.
Essay The Boy with the Duffle Bag Earlier this week, Mike Kelly wrote about looking into the bombmaker who built the bomb that blew up a bus on Jaffa Road in 1996 and his journey from 9/11 to… Mike Kelly November 14, 2014
Essay The Eyes of the Bombmaker Earlier this week, Mike Kelly wrote about his journey from 9/11 to Jerusalem’s Jaffa Road. His newest book, The Bus on Jaffa Road: A Story of Middle East Terrorism… Mike Kelly November 12, 2014
Essay The Fight for Jewish Feminism in Israel Posted by Nat BernsteinMonday night, a group of Jewish students and professionals in their 20s gathered in the common room of the newly opened Moishe House of the… Nat Bernstein November 11, 2014