Books & Literature

A note from Trina Porte, American Jewish World poetry editor: If any of you were hurt or offended by my...

Reviewed by NEAL GENDLER Mayer Belkin has a problem: He’s not Jewish. This is a problem? Yes. Mayer — formerly...

Reviewed by NEAL GENDLER At the moment, life for Rebecca Sugar’s main character Mira isn’t so sweet. Her father, Matt...

Reviewed by NEAL GENDLER Samuel Zelnik flees a deadly, fascist state only to discover that the supposedly egalitarian utopia to...

The American Jewish World will feature works by local poets in the April 2024 print edition. The last poetry page...

Reviewed by NEAL GENDLER Utterly preposterous, profanity laden and very clever, The Golem of Brooklyn is an unpredictable, crazy-quilt twist...

Reviewed by NEAL GENDLER By the time the Soviet army reaches Dörnhau — death’s waiting house — prisoner 33031 has...

Reviewed by NEAL GENDLER A frequent theme among Isaac Bashevis Singer’s newly translated wartime essays is his lament for the...

Reviewed by NEAL GENDLER Hamas’ deadly penetration of southern Israel occurred 50 years and a day after the near-disastrous attacks...

Reviewed by NEAL GENDLER From early childhood, prosperous Tel Aviv shop owner Yaakov Fein heard his parents talk wistfully with...