Shmuel Ash is the kind of person who either irritates or arouses parental feelings in […]
The Last Million, by David Nasaw
World War II did not end on V-E and V-J Days. Hostilities ceased on those […]
Against the Loveless World, by Susan Abulhawa
Trigger warning for rape and anti-Semitism. Everything is political. Some of us are lucky enough […]
Displaced Persons, by Ghita Schwarz
I remember learning about the Holocaust in American history classes when I was a high […]
One Night, Markovitch, by Ayelet Gundar-Goshen
Though it takes place during World War II and the founding of Israel, Ayelet Gundar-Goshen’s, One […]
Eternal Life, by Dara Horn
What is a human life worth? For a mother like Rachel, the protagonist of Dara […]
Dinner at the Center of the Earth, by Nathan Englander
There are a lot of people trying to escape in Nathan Englander’s Dinner at the Center […]
Salt Houses, by Hala Alyan
Some Palestinians refer to 1948 as al-Nakbah, “the Catastrophe.” That was the year Israel became […]
City of Secrets, by Stewart O’Nan
Questioning the effectiveness of and motivations for terrorism usually isn’t hard. Our media and politicians and […]
The Best Place on Earth, by Ayelet Tsabari
When I request books from NetGalley and Edelweiss, I ask for things that interest me. […]