Book Reviews
Herman Wouk Looks Back After a Century (BOOK REVIEW)
Over the course of his life, Herman Wouk wrote a number of successful novels and other books. The Caine Mutiny, finished in 1951, was...
Jewish Author’s ‘Messy’ Draft Transforms Into Rock Star Novel on Amazon
JNS.org - “Writing is a messy process,” says author Elizabeth Poliner. “People who don’t write fiction would be surprised to see what early drafts could look like.” But readers wouldn’t know “what a mess it was for...
Religion, Politics, and the Origins of Palestine Refugee Relief (BOOK REVIEW)
Religion, Politics and the Origins of Palestine Refugee Relief by Asaf Romirowsky & Alexander H. Joffe (Palgrave Macmillan; 2013) Although this book came out several years ago, it remains pertinent. This is a meticulously researched book...
The Syrian Virgin (REVIEW)
The Syrian Virgin, by Zack Love. CreateSpace, 2015. The Syrian Virgin, by Zack Love, is a very interesting novel. Equally a political and romantic thriller, at times a real page-turner, it gets you intimately involved in the...
Psychiatry and the Spirit
Why do we think so negatively about psychiatrists that we still insult them by calling...
Nothing Abides: Perspectives on the Middle East and Islam (REVIEW)
Nothing Abides: Perspectives on the Middle East and Islam, by Daniel Pipes. Transaction Publishers, 2015. More...
The Collected Works of Primo Levi, Edited by Ann Goldstein (REVIEW)
Primo Levi and Elie Wiesel were the two most immediate and authentic literary voices who...
Tracing Chabad’s History and Success (REVIEW)
The secret of Chabad’s worldwide success is revealed by veteran Chabad shliach (emissary) Rabbi David...
‘The Pater’ Tells a Story of Childlessness From the Rare Male Perspective (REVIEW)
JNS.org - Dozens if not hundreds of books have been written about the childlessness of Jewish...
Britain’s Former Chief Rabbi Tackles the Roots of Islamist Terror in New Book (INTERVIEW)
Herman Wouk Looks Back After a Century (BOOK REVIEW)
Over the course of his life, Herman Wouk wrote a number of successful novels and other books. The Caine Mutiny, finished in 1951, was on...
Jewish Author’s ‘Messy’ Draft Transforms Into Rock Star Novel on Amazon
JNS.org - “Writing is a messy process,” says author Elizabeth Poliner. “People who don’t write fiction would be surprised to see what early drafts could look...
Religion, Politics, and the Origins of Palestine Refugee Relief (BOOK REVIEW)
Religion, Politics and the Origins of Palestine Refugee Relief by Asaf Romirowsky & Alexander H. Joffe (Palgrave Macmillan; 2013) Although this book came out several years...
The Syrian Virgin (REVIEW)
The Syrian Virgin, by Zack Love. CreateSpace, 2015. The Syrian Virgin, by Zack Love, is a very interesting novel. Equally a political and romantic thriller, at times...
Psychiatry and the Spirit
Why do we think so negatively about psychiatrists that we still insult them by calling them shrinks? Some medics might be quacks, but we don’t...
Nothing Abides: Perspectives on the Middle East and Islam (REVIEW)
Nothing Abides: Perspectives on the Middle East and Islam, by Daniel Pipes. Transaction Publishers, 2015. More doggedly than any other expert on Middle East affairs Daniel...
The Collected Works of Primo Levi, Edited by Ann Goldstein (REVIEW)
Primo Levi and Elie Wiesel were the two most immediate and authentic literary voices who gave witness to the Holocaust. Wiesel was an extrovert and a very public...
Tracing Chabad’s History and Success (REVIEW)
The secret of Chabad’s worldwide success is revealed by veteran Chabad shliach (emissary) Rabbi David Eliezrie in his new book, The Secret of Chabad. The Chabad...
‘The Pater’ Tells a Story of Childlessness From the Rare Male Perspective (REVIEW)
JNS.org - Dozens if not hundreds of books have been written about the childlessness of Jewish women — and the stories are told from their perspective....
Looking to the Past for Lessons on How to Live Today (REVIEW)
Rabbi Jonathan Sacks’ latest book, Not In God’s Name, deals with the literal and figurative meaning of the commandment, “Do not take the Lord’s name on vain.”...
In the Middle East, ‘The Tail Wags the Dog’ (REVIEW)
Blaming the West has become the most pervasive method of teaching for many Middle East studies departments, which are becoming the heart of pop-culture academia....
How to Win a Debate With an Israel-Hater (REVIEW)
Despite Michael Harris' substantial previous work as a pro-Israel advocate -- including lectures, panel discussions, media appearances and work with Stand With Us -- his new book, Winning a Debate With...
Britain’s Former Chief Rabbi Tackles the Roots of Islamist Terror in New Book (INTERVIEW)
An ominous shadow has swept across the Middle East and North Africa, leaving chaos and carnage in its wake. Mad men armed with Kalashnikovs and depraved...
‘Pastry Secrets’ Arrive Just in Time for Rosh Hashanah
JNS.org - Babka. Strudel. Stollen. Danish pastry. Not to mention Gugelhopf and Charlotte. The names set the mouth to watering and conjure up lovingly concocted pastries...
Abbas Tells Trump Israel-Palestinian Peace Deal Can Be Reached This Year
Puerto Rico Synagogues Cancel High Holiday Services Ahead of Hurricane Maria Making Landfall