How our parents keep telling us who we are, even after they're gone - J.
Our relationships with our parents abide well after they are gone. Two wonderful new books mark the enduring connection between generations in very different ways. Dani Shapiro's parents had already figured prominently in two of her popular memoirs: in "Slow Motion," which captures the impact ...
Presentation at the Library on African-American basketball players in Israel
off the shelf | new books on Hannah Arendt and Franz Kafka
Howard Freedman chooses some of his favorite Jewish books of 2018
off the shelf | Sci-fi visions of future and alternate Israels
off the shelf | Jewish characters navigate a complex world
Ilan Vitemberg speaks at the Library about Israel and Eurovision
The Jewish Community Library celebrates Rabbi Ed Zerin
The Chosen: Is the classic book frozen in time, or still relevant? (features Howard Freedman)
off the shelf | Two books explain how Israel became what it is
off the shelf | Three books to put you through (Jewish) law school
Reading 'The Plot Against America' across the Bay - J.
Reading 'The Plot Against America' across the Bay - J.
The surprising success of Donald Trump's candidacy in 2016 brought a number of literary works out of the woodwork, but none so much as Philip Roth's "The Plot Against America." Roth's work of counterfactual historical fiction (sometimes known as the "What if?" genre) explores the imagined impact of aviator Charles Lindbergh's defeat of incumbent Franklin ...
off the shelf | Three solid additions to your end-of-summer reading list
off the shelf | Three connections to secret Jewish pasts
off the shelf | Why audiences plotzed over these forgotten performers
On the Jewish Community Library | Andrew Elias Ramer
On the Jewish Community Library | Ernest Newbrun, D.M.D., Ph.D.
Times are changing and people are getting more and more information online, but if you're a novice in a field, you have a hard time knowing what's factual. At the Jewish Community Library, the librarians help guide you. As concerns programming, I'm always amazed by the caliber of speakers which is very impressive. I've never been disappointed and wish I had more time to spend there. Click image for the full story…