America's Jewish Women: A History From Colonial Times to Today
What does it mean to be a Jewish woman in America? What did it mean to be a Jewish woman throughout American history? These are questions Dr. Pamela Nadell, Patrick Clendenen Chair in Women’s and Gender History and director of Jewish Studies at American University, asks in her important new book, America’s Jewish Women: A History From Colonial Times to Today.
Ben Hecht: Fighting Words, Moving Pictures
In her new book, Ben Hecht: Fighting Words, Moving Pictures (Yale University Press), essayist and biographer Adina Hoffman captures the turbulent life of one o
Wholly Jewish: Noa: The Beauty of Taking Up Space
The Lost Shtetl
The Lost Shtetl is a debut novel rich with whimsy and heart – but first, prepare to suspend your disbelief.
Layers: Personal Narratives of Struggle, Resilience, and Growth from Jewish Women
In 2015, Shira Lankin Sheps, a clinically trained therapist, blogged about her long struggle with chronic pain.
Review of the New 5-Volume Steinsaltz Collection
The Light of Days: The Untold Story of Women Resistance Fighters in Hitler’s Ghettos
Wholly Jewish: Anjelica: Dia de los Muertos Meets Yom Kippur
A Little Bit of This, a Little Bit of That, But Always 100% Me
What do we all have in common?