books

The Last Letter A Father's Struggle, a Daughter's Quest, and the Long Shadow of the Holocaust

The Last Letter: A Daughter Explores Her Inherited Trauma from the Holocaust

Wes Hopper

In The Last Letter: A Father’s Struggle, a Daughter’s Quest, and the Long Shadow of the Holocaust, Karen Baum Gordon explores not only her father’s life story, but also the stories and events that shaped the lives of her grandparents — two Holocaust victims.

Is Superman Circumcised? The Complete Jewish History of the World’s Greatest Hero

Rabbi A. James Rudin

"Is Superman Circumcised? The Complete Jewish History of the World's Greatest Hero" is the provocative title of Roy Schwartz' detailed analysis of the most famous comic book hero in history. The book is very big, as befitting Superman: it weighs a pound and a half, contains 364 pages and measures 7x12 inches.

From Where I Stand

Helene Cohen Bludman

Caroline Goldberg Igra's From Where I Stand explores the challenge of being a mother, the frustration of being a daughter, and the heart-wrenching complexity of being both.

Rabbi Leah R. Berkowitz holding book Queen Vashti’s Comfy Pants

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When the Queen Says No

Rabbi Leah R. Berkowitz

March 4, 2022

I had been wanting to write about Queen Vashti for a while. A big part of my rabbinate and my writing focuses on uplifting the stories of women in the biblical narrative, especially those who do not get enough attention.

Whistle: A New Gotham City Hero

Helene Cohen Bludman

Outraged by the social inequities in her neighborhood of Down River, 16-year-old Willow Zimmerman, a Jewish high school student, devotes her free time pursuing tikkun olam.

books

The Last Letter: A Daughter Explores Her Inherited Trauma from the Holocaust

Is Superman Circumcised? The Complete Jewish History of the World’s Greatest Hero

From Where I Stand

When the Queen Says No

Whistle: A New Gotham City Hero

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