“Still Life in Lodz” Asks If J...

Feb 21, 2021 by

Returning to Lodz after 48 years provides bittersweet memories for Ms. Elbaum, she recounts her story through the eyes of a still-life painting, a silent witness to the tragic history.

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The Unanswered Letter Demands ...

Oct 22, 2020 by

When a journalist comes across a letter written in 1939 she is moved by its desperate plea for help – and begins a quest to find the truth.

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Proclaim Liberty Throughout th...

Jul 17, 2019 by

Meir Y. Soloveichik, Matthew Holbreich, Jonathan Silver, and Stuart W. Halpern, the editors of Proclaim Liberty Throughout the Land: The Hebrew Bible in the United States: A Sourcebook (The Toby Press), recognize that a proper understanding of the United States—its culture, institutions, and concepts of freedom, liberty, and balance of powers—demands an examination of the Hebrew Bible, the source book that influenced the leaders who helped shape American life.

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Placing the Birth of Israel in...

Jul 1, 2019 by

Monty Noam Penkower provides an in-depth analysis of the conditions surrounding the establishment of the state of Israel.

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The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising in ...

May 3, 2019 by

The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, an act of Jewish resistance in German-occupied Poland undertaken to oppose the Nazis’ final effort began April 19, 1943

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The Unrelenting Nature of Anti...

Apr 29, 2019 by

Historical examples of anti-Semitic strain hatred, and the libels inciting hatred and violence

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Book Review: Historical Atlas ...

Mar 29, 2019 by

A cartographic reference work on Hasidism, the movement that developed in 18th century Europe to become one of the largest and most important factions in Judaism.

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