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American ‘lone soldier’ Jordan Cooper mourned after he dies from an allergic reaction
(JTA) Hundreds of mourners gathered in Rishon Lezion, Israel, for the funeral of Jordan Cooper, 26, an American-born “lone soldier” who had died from a severe allergic reaction. His parents,...
‘Time’s Echo’ named Jewish book of the year
(JTA) Music critic Jeremy Eichler’s study of how classical composers made music after the Holocaust was named the book of the year by the Jewish Book Council, which will present...
Ted Deutch left Congress to head a Jewish organization. Can he find the ‘nuance’ that he seeks?
“Nonpartisan.” “Centrist.” The words seem quaint in an era of house-on-fire polarization, but Ted Deutch, marking one year as CEO of the American Jewish Committee, remains committed to what he...
A rabbi answers her congregants’ question: Why do they hate us?
When I asked Rabbi Diana Fersko why she decided to add to the growing list of recent books written about antisemitism, she referred to Passover. On the holiday, Jews tell...
A novel of Sephardic life revives the Jewish family saga
(JTA) The very first Jewish book was a multigenerational Jewish family saga. But while the Bible went on to achieve some commercial and critical success, the genre doesn’t always get...
Nechama Tec, survivor whose book about the Bielski partisans inspired Daniel Craig film ‘Defiance,’ dies at 92
Nechama Tec, a Holocaust survivor and historian whose book about a group of Jews in Belarus who successfully defied the Nazis was made into the 2008 film “Defiance, “ died...
Survivor whose book inspired the film ‘Defiance,’ dies at 92
(JTA) Nechama Tec, a Holocaust survivor and historian whose book about a group of Jews in Belarus who successfully defied the Nazis was made into the 2008 film “Defiance, “...