The Family Tabor
What do we choose to show to others, and what do we keep hidden? How do we curate our public face?
Promised Land: A Novel of Israel
Martin Fletcher, the former NBC bureau chief in Israel, describes his 409-page novel in three words: “Exodus meets ‘Dallas.’” And indeed it is.
The Survival of the Jews in France, 1940-44
In his new book The Survival of the Jews in France, 1940-44 (Oxford Press), Jacques Semelin, professor emeritus of history and political science at the Paris Institute of Political Science, focuses on a frequently overlooked statistic: 240,000 of the 320,000 Jews living in France in 1940 survived the war within that nation’s borders.
Other People’s Pets
La La Fine quits veterinary school to rob houses, but it’s for a good reason: to keep her father Zev from going to jail.