Books

The Rabbi Small series is effective at capturing Jewish life in the American postwar era, when the past and the present-day American reality were really coming to a head.

“The Collected Poems of Delmore Schwartz” is a fascinating volume; a poet’s life in full.

These stories, each only two pages long and accompanied by child-friendly illustrations, feature a wide array of heroes.

“Hanukkah Pajamakkahs” is bold and vibrant and deliciously messy.

We are all post-October 7th Jews, none more so than our Israeli brethren who have lived and breathed the pogrom, the war, and the hostage crisis for the past 15 months.

This month marks the 40th anniversary of the publication of David S. Wyman’s “The Abandonment of the Jews,” a book that changed the way we think about our nation’s history — and also saved lives.

Liz Hirsh Naftali’s book chronicles her journey as both a grieving family member, and becoming a model for turning perilous emotions about the Israel-Hamas war into productive action.

As Rabbi Berel Wein writes in his new book, “Eight People We Met on the Way Home,” “against all odds and against all opinions of pundits from every section of Jewish society,” Jews began to reclaim and resettle the land.