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Book Review: When General Grant Expelled the Jews
By Matt Robinson / JointMedia News Service ~ When General Gran Expelled the Jews by Jonathan D. Sarna Appointed chief historian for the 350th commemoration of the American Jewish community,… Read more
Stamford chooses book for community “read”
STAMFORD — “A Lucky Child,” a memoir by Thomas Buergenthal, has been chosen by the Bureau of Jewish Education of the United Jewish Federation of Greater Stamford, New Canaan and… Read more
More Jewish Book Month: Jewish topics, Jewish authors
By Beth Kissileff / JointMedia News Service ~ A look at a few new books with Jewish topics…by Jewish authors ■ Converts and contradictions One would not expect a novel… Read more
More Jewish Book Month: 100 Great Jewish Books
With a vast literature reaching back some three thousand years, it’s no wonder the Jewish people are known as “the people of the book.” What qualifies as the best of… Read more
Book Review: The Student Struggle Against the Holocaust
A review by Prof. Baila Shagel, Purchase College-State University of New York ~ The three students featured in “The Student Struggle Against the Holocaust” by Rafael Medoff and David Golinkin… Read more
Excerpts from “’Recipes Remembered’ A Celebration of Survival”
Excerpts from “Recipes Remembered” A Celebration of Survival” by June Feiss Hersh (See the Ledger’s interview with the author) Jules Wallerstein: As told by his wife, Helen Jules was one… Read more
Nov. is Nat’l Jewish Book Month: Celebrate the joy of books
Many parents savor memories of cozy nights reading to their young children, looking at beautiful illustrations, and appreciating the cadence of a story told well. Those moments connect children not… Read more
Woodbridge native spotlighted in new Jewish crafts book
A High Holy Day Inspiration quilt, handmade by Woodbridge native Heather G. Stoltz, is showcased in a new book exploring the world of Jewish fabric crafts. Compiled and written by… Read more
Book Review: “We Don’t Need Any Foreign Oil”
Reviewed by John C. Robinson ~ For the average American, knowledge about energy is based largely on comments and complaints heard at the gas pump, newspaper editorial submissions, and politically-biased… Read more
Books: “In the Garden of the Beasts” by Eric Larson
Reviewed by Rita Kramer ~ Those accounts we have of life in Germany during the twelve-year Reich have been written by the persecuted, the hunted, the hidden who managed to… Read more
