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Essay Israel Then and Now: 6 Big Changes Since 1994 (Part I) Jessamyn Hope is the author of Safekeeping, which has received critical acclaim from The Boston Globe, The Globe and Mail, and Tablet Magazine. She will be blogging… Jessamyn Hope August 3, 2015
Nonfiction The Consuming Temple: Jews, Department Stores, and the Consumer Revolution in Germany, 1880 – 1940 Paul Lerner
Essay Why I Write Historical Fiction Janis Cooke Newman is the author of the novel Mary: Mrs. A. Lincoln and A Master Plan for Rescue as well as a memoir The Russian Word for Snow. She is… Janis Cooke Newman July 13, 2015
Essay Dry Goods Merchant and Freedom Fighter: Samuel Fleishman of Marianna, FL Earlier this week, Sabra Waldfogel wrote about the Jews who lived in Mound Bayou. Her most recent book is Freedom’s Island, about an all-black Mississippi town menaced… Sabra Waldfogel July 9, 2015
Essay The Jews of Mound Bayou Sabra Waldfogel writes historical fiction about Southern Jews and African Americans in slavery and freedom. Her most recent book, Freedom’s Island, about an all-black… Sabra Waldfogel July 6, 2015
Recommended Reading Capturing a Vanished World: Last Folio by Yuri Dojc & Katya Krausova Posted by Becca KantorLast Folio: A Photographic Memory offers a haunting glimpse into the traces of vanished Jewish life in Slovakia, the first country to… Becca Kantor July 2, 2015
Essay Prejudice Porn: Images of Jews in American Art, 1880 – 1940 Earlier this week, Matthew Baigell wrote about social concern and left politics in Jewish American art. He is the author of a recently published book on the topic… Matthew Baigell June 30, 2015
Essay Social Concern and Left Politics in Jewish American Art Matthew Baigell is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Art History at Rutgers University. He is the author of numerous books, including American Artists,… Matthew Baigell June 29, 2015
Nonfiction Leadership and Conflict: Tensions in Medieval and Early Modern Jewish History and Culture Marc Saperstein
Nonfiction The Story of an Underground: The Resistance of the Jews of Kovno in the Second World War Dov Levin and Zvie A. Brown; Jessica Setbon, trans.
Nonfiction The Nazi Officer’s Wife: How One Jewish Woman Survived the Holocaust Edith Hahn Beer with Susan Dworkin
Nonfiction The Man Who Stalked Einstein: How Nazi Scientist Philipp Lenard Changed the Course of History Bruce J. Hillman
