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Cover of Crash of the Heavens: The Remarkable Story of Hannah Senesh and the Only Military Mission to Rescue Europe's Jews During World War II

Crash of the Heavens: The Remarkable Story of Hannah Senesh and the Only Military Mission to Rescue Europe’s Jews During World War II

Douglas Century

Excerpt—From the Journal

Excerpt — Fanny’s Big Idea

Richard Michelson, Alyssa Russell

November 17, 2025

Essay

Seeing Ourselves in Literature: Fanny Goldstein and Jewish Book Month

Richard Michelson

November 13, 2025

Essay

From Memory to Manuscript: The Story Behind “Zaidy’s Band”

Aron Heller

November 10, 2025

Cover of Philip Roth: Stung by Life

Philip Roth: Stung by Life

Steven J. Zipperstein

Cover of Ninette's War: A Jewish Story of Survival in 1940s France

Ninette’s War: A Jewish Story of Survival in 1940s France

Cover of Ludwig Wittgenstein: Philosophy in the Age of Airplanes

Ludwig Wittgenstein: Philosophy in the Age of Airplanes

Anthony Gottlieb

Cover of Carole King: She Made the Earth Move

Carole King: She Made the Earth Move

Cover of The Spiritual Resistance of Rabbi Leo Baeck: Psychoanalysis and Religion

The Spiritual Resistance of Rabbi Leo Baeck: Psychoanalysis and Religion

Cover of Radical Sisters: Shirley Temple Black, Rose Kushner, Evelyn Lauder and the Dawn of the Breast Cancer Movement

Radical Sisters: Shirley Temple Black, Rose Kushner, Evelyn Lauder and the Dawn of the Breast Cancer Movement

Judith L. Pearson

Cover of Holocaust Hero: The Life and Times of Rudolf Vrba

Holocaust Hero: The Life and Times of Rudolf Vrba

Cover of How My Grandfather Stole a Shoe (and Survived the Holocaust in Ukraine)

How My Grandfather Stole a Shoe (and Survived the Holocaust in Ukraine)

Julie Masis; Felix Lembersky, illus.

Cover of Amazing Annie: The Spectacular and Mostly True Adventures of Annie Kopchovsky

Amazing Annie: The Spectacular and Mostly True Adventures of Annie Kopchovsky

Stephen Krensky; Adriana Predoi, illus.

Cover of Franz Boas: In Praise of Open Minds

Franz Boas: In Praise of Open Minds

Cover of Louis Graveraet Kaufman: The Fabulous Michigan Gatsby Who Conquered Wall Street, Took Over General Motors, and Built the World's Tallest Building

Louis Graveraet Kaufman: The Fabulous Michigan Gatsby Who Conquered Wall Street, Took Over General Motors, and Built the World’s Tallest Building

Cover of The Boys in the Light: An Extraordinary World War II Story of Survival, Faith, and Brotherhood

The Boys in the Light: An Extraordinary World War II Story of Survival, Faith, and Brotherhood