Jewish Literature & Fiction

Book Review: South of Sepharad: The 1492 Jewish Expulsion from Spain by Eric Z. Wientraub

I thought this book was very well researched, the author stayed within the rigid historical timeline while telling a fictional…

4 months ago

Book Review: Babylon by Michelle Cameron

A fascinating, well researched, and very ambitious effort. The story captures the immense wealth, of Babylon a long with world…

8 months ago

Book Review: The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris

I enjoyed this book much more than I thought I would. However, I could not shake the feeling that the…

1 year ago

Book Review: The Girl Who Escaped from Auschwitz by Ellie Midwood

The Girl Who Escaped from Auschwitz by Ellie Midwood is an engrossing book, shining a light on brave heroes we…

2 years ago

Book Review: Jewish Noir II Tales of Crime and Other Dark Deeds

After finishing the book, the first thing that stood up in my mind is the quality of the writing. In…

2 years ago

Book Review: Rebecca of Salerno by Esther Erman

The strength of this book is the fantastic research that went into the story, Jewish culture, as well as life…

2 years ago

Book Review: Dinner at the Center of the Earth by Nathan Englander

The Israel/Palestine conflict, of course, can fill hundreds of books, but it goes to show the gray moral ambiguity of…

2 years ago

Book Review: Daughters of the Occupation by Shelly Sanders

The research the author did shine, and I’ve learned several things about Latvia, the region, the way Latvian Jews viewed…

2 years ago

Book Review: QB VII by Leon Uris

While the subject is, indeed, very serious, there’s also playfulness within the narrative. I have no idea how Mr. Uris…

2 years ago

Book Review: Nine Tenth of the Law by Claudia Hagadus

Nine Tenth of the Law by Claudia Hagadus Long, while certainly dealing with serious issues, comes across as light hearted,…

2 years ago

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