TV network lights up with Chanukah programs for kids, families
The Jewish Life Television Network (JLTV) is beefing up its lineup for Chanukah to provide comfort to people as the war between Israel and the Hamas terrorist organization that runs the Gaza Strip continues.
“This...
Hanukkah lockdown? Grab a hold of good reads for all ages
As Jews are often referred to as people of the book, it’s no wonder readers top the Hanukkah gift list. Luckily, a whole host of new and recent books have been released from authors...
The Hidden Passion and Joy of Psalms Described by Two Rabbis
Duets on Psalms: Drawing New Meaning From Ancient Words, Jack Riemer and Elie Spitz, Ben Yehuda Press, Teaneck, NJ, ©2023, ISBN 978-1-953829-62-7, p. 222, plus endnotes, $24.95.
There is a story told of a southern...
Supernatural Tales Embody Wishes of Holocaust Rescue
Courage to Dream: Tales of Hope in the Holocaust by Neal Shusterman with illustrations by Andrés Vera Martínez; New York: Graphix imprint of Scholastic Inc; © 2023; ISBN 9780545-313483; 245 pages plus after-words by author...
A memoir of overcoming racism
The Color of Love: A Story of a Mixed-Race Jewish Girl by Marra B. Gad; 2019, Bolden, An Agate Imprint; ISBN 9781572-842755; 233 pages; $17
At the age of three days, Marra B. Gad was adopted...
Music of Shabbat to Soothe the Troubled Heart
If music can soothe the troubled heart, the music of Shabbat may be particularly effective with its prayer chants for peace, for healing, and for the departed.
The next Treasures from the Music Collection of...
Film in Chattanooga Jewish screening refers to ‘Occupied West Bank’
The 16th annual Chattanooga Jewish Film Series, hosted by the Jewish Federation in the southeastern Tennessee city, began on Wednesday evening.
Titles featured include the 1941 Holocaust escape drama “Farewell Mr. Haffman,” the musical drama “Love Gets...
History of Conflict with Israel Tilts Toward the Palestinians
Although this book claims to be an objective history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, it clearly is a pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel narrative.
The author, Michael Scott-Baumann, a resident of Cheltenham, England, had volunteered for a group calling...
Couple’s Post-Holocaust Reunification Story Has Emotional Impact
In Kaunas, Lithuania, a city also known as Kovno, David and Dora Ruskin married in 1938. They had a daughter, Rose Miriam, in 1939, and came under Nazi German occupation in 1941. After three...
A Kibbutznik Who Did Everything Well
Chicken Man by Michelle Edwards; Montgomery, Alabama: NewSouth Books © 2008, ISBN 9781588-382375; 26 pages; $9.79 on Amazon.
SAN DIEGO – For its October selection for 4-year-old children, PJ Library has brought back an oldie but a...