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Nonfiction Reconstructing Ashkenaz: The Human Face of Franco-German Jewry, 1000 – 1250 David Malkiel
Nonfiction Ghosts of Home: The Afterlife of Czernowitz in Jewish Memory Marianne Hirsch and Leo Spitzer
Nonfiction Thinking in Dark Times: Hannah Arendt on Ethics and Politics Roger Berkowitz, Jeffrey Katz, and Thomas Keenan, eds.
Nonfiction Station Identification: A Cultural History of Yiddish Radio in the United States Ari Y. Kelman
Nonfiction Messiahs of 1933: How American Yiddish Theatre Survived Adversity Through Satire Joel Schechter
Nonfiction Tri-Faith America: How Catholics and Jews Held Postwar America to Its Protestant Promise Kevin M. Schultz
Nonfiction Save the Deli: In Search of Perfect Pastrami, Crusty Rye, and the Heart of Jewish Delicatessen David Sax
Essay The History of People Earlier this week, Douglas Stark wrote about the best Jewish basketball team ever and about researching Jewish sports. He has been blogging all… Douglas Stark August 19, 2011
Essay Researching Jewish Sports On Monday, Douglas Stark wrote about the best Jewish basketball team ever. His new book, The SPHAS: The Life and Times of Basketball’s Greatest Jewish… Douglas Stark August 17, 2011
Essay The Greatest Jewish Basketball Team Douglas Stark’s The SPHAS: The Life and Times of Basketball’s Greatest Jewish Team is now available. He will be blogging all week for the Jewish Book… Douglas Stark August 15, 2011
Essay An Empty Mental Space Earlier this week, Dr. Erica Brown asked, “What are the Three Weeks, anyway?”, and wrote about learning to mourn. Her new book, In the Narrow Places,… Erica Brown July 22, 2011
