Israeli born and raised, history Professor Yair Mintzker, prize winning author of scholarly, meticulously researched book, The Many Deaths of Jew Süss, scrupulously re-examines the bizarre case of “court Jew” Joseph Oppenheimer nicknamed Jew Süss. Oppenheimer was once the personal banker…
They met at Harvard in 1996. A native Bostonian, Anna O’Brian was a student in the graduating year. Reading history was her favorite hobby. Anna met Christoph when he was visiting his friend, Josh, at the university. Christoph knew more about history, music, and architecture than anyone…
It’s a “radioactive thriller.” The Plot by Jean Hanff Korelitz may not skyrocket into the bestseller list but it’s a blast of a good read. Writer, Jacob Finch Bonner, Jewish-light author is in a funk. He suffers from a writer’s block or rather publisher’s rejection slips and poor sales…
Kalman’s book skillfully expresses life’s disappointments in its many iterations. However her bold imperative boils down to this: when immersed in sadness, create your own happiness, discover joy in all that surrounds you! A book open to myriad interpretations, Remorse with Still Life…
Don Quixote, a novel penned more than four hundred years ago by the inimitable Miguel Cervantes, has inspired a ballet, a movie, and a Broadway musical. It continues to live on in the exquisite new fiction titled Dulcinea by author Ana Veciana-Suarez.
In contrast to Don Quixote’s muse,…
