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Recommended Reading Jewish Book Council Staff Picks for April 2017 Independent Bookstore Day is this weekend! If you’re visiting your local bookstore to support your local literary anchor on Saturday — or any day of the week — let us… JBC Staff April 28, 2017
Recommended Reading Reading List: CANDLES Holocaust Museum and Education Center My name is Eva Mozes Kor. I am a survivor of Auschwitz, a survivor of human medical experimentation on twins by Dr. Josef Mengele, and now, I am… Eva Mozes Kor April 24, 2017
Recommended Reading JBC Bookshelf: 8 New Books for Passover 5777 With Passover just around the corner, it’s time to start stocking your bookshelves for the holiday! Slip away from your seder and sink into poetry, memoirs, and new… Nat Bernstein April 4, 2017
Recommended Reading Jewish Book Council Staff Picks for March 2017 The Jewish Book Council staff shares what we’ve been reading over the last month:CarolynHow did the small country of Israel, with a population of only six… JBC Staff March 31, 2017
Recommended Reading 5 Books That Informed ‘The Fortunate Ones’ Earlier this week, Ellen Umansky recalled the complicated kashrut of her childhood home. With the recent release of her novel The Fortunate Ones, Ellen is guest… Ellen Umansky February 27, 2017