9 Jewish books to read this summer
By Victor Wishna (JTA) — Sure, winter might seem like the ideal time of year for curling up with a good book — but summer is when…
Literature
Kirk Douglas: How the 100-year-old found true love
By Tom Tugend LOS ANGELES (JTA) — When movie star Kirk Douglas married Anne Buydens in Las Vegas, the justice of the peace asked Anne…
7 new books about the Holocaust you should read, according to scholars
By Josefin Dolsten (JTA) — From Anne Frank’s diary to Elie Wiesel’s “Night,” books about the Holocaust remain some of the most powerful and well-known…
Don’t pass over these 8 new books for spring
By Victor Wishna (JTA) — You know the story: When the Israelites made their exodus from Egypt, they fled in such haste that they did…
New books for teens and pre-teens – great stories with lots of lessons
(EJNews) – Two new middle grades novels that are sure to interest and engage pre-teen and teen readers were launched recently by Fictive Press. The…