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Nonfiction Rooted Cosmopolitans: Jews and Human Rights in the Twentieth Century James Loeffler Finalist for the 2018 Natan Book Award
Nonfiction Jocie: Southern Jewish American Princess, Civil Rights Activist Jocelyn Dan Wurzburg
Essay How Does the “Justice System” Work for You? Julia Dahl is the author of the Rebekah Roberts novels, the latest of which, Conviction, comes out this week. Julia is guest blogging for the Jewish Book Council all week… Julia Dahl March 27, 2017
Essay What My Nazi Great-Grandfather Taught Me About the Obligation to Act Ursula Werner March 6, 2017
Essay My Sioux-kot, Part III Emily Bowen Cohen’s mini-comic An American Indian Guide to the Day of Atonement recounts her reunion with her long-lost Native American family and her reflection on… Emily Bowen Cohen December 22, 2016
Nonfiction Changing the World from the Inside Out: A Jewish Approach to Personal and Social Change David Jaffe
Essay My Sioux-kot, Part II Earlier this week, Emily Bowen Cohen introduced the conflict she felt between her American Indian and Jewish identities during the protests at Standing Rock, North… Emily Bowen Cohen December 21, 2016
Essay My Sioux-kot, Part I Emily Bowen Cohen’s recent mini-comic An American Indian Guide to the Day of Atonement recounts her reunion with her long-lost Native American family and her… Emily Bowen Cohen December 19, 2016
