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Essay Looking Up in New York Theodore Ross is the author of Am I a Jew?: Lost Tribes Lapsed Jews, and One Man’s Search for Himself. His writing has appeared in the pages (print and electronic) of… Theodore Ross September 24, 2012
Nonfiction You Need a Schoolhouse: Booker T. Washington, Julius Rosenwald, and the Building of Schools for the Segregated South Stephanie Deutsch
Essay Saying New Things About Old Historical Episodes Earlier this week, Dr. Jonathan Sarna wrote about writing his most recent book, When General Grant Expelled the Jews, in Jerusalem. He has been blogging here all week for… Jonathan D. Sarna March 15, 2012
Essay Writing the Civil War in Jerusalem Dr. Jonathan Sarna’s newest book, When General Grant Expelled the Jews, is now available. He will be blogging here all week for Jewish Book Council and… Jonathan D. Sarna March 13, 2012
Recommended Reading Book Cover of the Week: The Fish That Ate the Whale Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterIn June, Farrar, Straus and Giroux will publish Rich Cohen’s latest book: The Fish That Ate the Whale: The Life and Times of America’s… Naomi Firestone-Teeter February 21, 2012
Nonfiction My Jesus Year: A Rabbi’s Son Wanders the Bible Belt in Search of His Own Faith Benyamin Cohen
Children’s As Good As Anybody: Martin Luther King Jr. and Abraham Joshua Heschel’s Amazing March Toward Freedom Richard Michelson
Nonfiction Jewish Roots in Southern Soil: A New History Marcie Cohen Ferris and Mark I. Greenberg, eds.
Essay Our Good Friends the Essermans Earlier this week, Melissa Fay Greene wrote about the adoption of her daughter, Helen, from Ethiopia, and telling jokes at church. Her new book, No Biking in… Melissa Fay Greene August 5, 2011
