Icon of Evil: Hitler’s Mufti and the Rise of Radical Islam, by David G....
A chilling, fascinating, and nearly forgotten historical figure is resurrected in a riveting work that links the fascism of the last century with the terrorism of our own. Written with verve and extraordinary access...
Review: ‘Genius,’ a Portrait of the Man Behind the Equation
National Geographic, a network hoping to fashion itself a new image, has invested quite a lot in “Genius,” its first scripted series, which begins on Tuesday night. The commitment has paid off admirably.
Judging from...
The Anatomy of the Nuremberg Trials: A Personal Memoir, by Telford Taylor
In 1945, the Allied nations agreed on a judicial process, rather than summary execution, to determine the fate of the Nazis following the end of World War II. Held in Nuremberg, the ceremonial birthplace...
Amnon Weinstein and the ‘Violins of Hope’ break the silence of the Holocaust.
Amnon Weinstein is one of the world’s most respected violinmakers. His talented, weathered hands give new voice to silenced instruments. They fight a greater silence in the process. That struggle is his life’s work....
“Just Revenge” by Alan M. Dershowitz
“Just Revenge” confronts one of the most difficult questions of legal and moral theory: Is revenge ever justified? Although it never conclusively decides this question, the novel does take the reader through a labyrinth...
Parents and children already love the ‘The Hogwarts Haggadah’
Rabbi Moshe Rosenberg hopes you’ll use his latest novel to teach your child about Passover.
The book? “The Hogwarts Haggadah,” a guide to the upcoming Jewish holiday that uses character studies of Harry Potter to...
The Sephardic Children’s Haggadah Shel Pesach Large Gift Edition
Watch the Seder come to life for you and your child with The Hidary Family Edition of The Sephardic Children's Haggadah.
This Haggadah teaches the child, as well as the adult, all the seder preparations,...
Her Name is Carole King Her Story is the Beautiful Musical of a Lifetime
Beautiful — part biography, part jukebox musical — opened in San Francisco in 2013 before transferring to Broadway the following year. The show has netted two Tony awards and a further five nominations. It also...
My Promised Land: The Triumph and Tragedy of Israel, by Ari Shavit
Winner of the Natan Book Award, the National Jewish Book Award, and the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award
An authoritative and deeply personal narrative history of the State of Israel, by one of the most influential journalists...
Elmo’s Little Dreidel, by Naomi Kleinberg
What’s a dreidel? Elmo wants to know! He finds out as he celebrates the first night of Hanukkah with a friend’s family.
He watches Gil, Susie, and their parents light the menorah and joins in...