Books

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REVIEWS

The Hunt: A Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus thriller

Faye Kellerman’s book reviewed by Rabbi Jeffrey Cohen. [Read more]

How a Jewish girl went into hiding with a Nazi family

It is the last winter before Germany’s capitulation. The seventeen-year-old Anni Gmitruk walks alongside a man wearing a swastika armband. It’s dark, and the snow crackles under their shoes. They have just been to the cinema in Zerbst, a small city deep in the Third Reich, to see Heimkehr, a classic among Nazi propaganda films. [Read more]

The Choice: A Novel of Love, Faith, and the Talmud – reviewed by Rabbi Jeffrey Cohen

Maggie Anton has introduced us to a number of stories around Jewish life, beginning with her series on Rashi’s Daughters [3 novels] followed by Rav Hisda’s Daughter [2 novels] and one about personal relationships {Fifty Shades of Talmud]. [Read more]

Portrait of an Unknown Woman: book review by Rabbi Jeffrey Cohen

This is Daniel Silva’s twenty-fifth novel and the 22^nd, with Gabriel Allon as the chief protagonist. [Read more]

Jewish Folk Tales in Britain and Ireland: A book review by Joanne McFall

Comprising of forty-four traditional folk tales associated with varying regions in Britain and Ireland, Liz Berg’s Jewish Folk Tales in Britain and Ireland is essential reading for fans of this genre. [Read more]

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