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Essay What Aquinas and Augustine Knew Earlier this week, Mary Glickman shared what makes writing historical fiction work for her. With the upcoming release of her new novel An Undisturbed Peace, Mary is… Mary Glickman January 20, 2016
Nonfiction The Crime and the Silence: Confronting the Massacre of Jews in Wartime Jedwabne Anna Bikont, Alissa Valles, trans.
Nonfiction Jewish Honor Courts: Revenge, Retribution, and Reconciliation in Europe and Israel after the Holocaust Laura Jockusch and Gabriel N. Finder, eds.
Essay Writing ‘The Man Who Stalked Einstein’ This week, Bruce J. Hillman shares the story behind his first non-medical book, The Man Who Stalked Einstein: How Nazi Scientist Philipp Lenard Changed the Course of… Bruce J. Hillman December 28, 2015
Nonfiction Rabbis, Sorcerers, Kings, and Priests: The Culture of the Talmud in Ancient Iran Jason Sion Mokhtarian
Nonfiction Leaving the Jewish Fold: Conversation and Radical Assimilation in Modern Jewish History Todd M. Endelman
Interview Interview: Anne C. Heller with Philip K. JasonAnne C. Heller’s skillfully pithy biography of Hannah Arendt sparked new questions about one of the most famous and controversial philosophers… Philip K. Jason December 6, 2015
News Writing Across the Linguae Francae of Midcentury Jewish America Posted by Nat BernsteinJewish Book Council is proud to announce the realization of its project to create a digitized archive of the Jewish Book Annual in… Nat Bernstein November 23, 2015