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September 24, 2026
In 1954, an Israeli naval frigate sailed into the port of Haifa, conveying two coffins that were brought onshore with great pomp and ceremony, including a 19-gun salute. The coffins …
August 27, 2026
Some 60 years ago, poet-playwright Archibald MacLeish won both a Pulitzer Prize and a Tony Award for his play, JB, based on the Book of Job. Ever eloquent, MacLeish explained why he …
June 22, 2026
It began as an ordinary afternoon in a local hair salon. The stylist was briskly snipping away at my overgrown hair, when someone turned on the TV. Violent images from …
May 19, 2026
The recent Nuremberg movie spotlights a fascinating, behind-the-scenes relationship at the historic Nuremberg Trials that followed World War II. Over many months, U.S. Army psychiatrist Dr. Douglas Kelley examined and …
March 23, 2026
Saul Golubcow’s Were the Angels Wrong? is both a marvelous whodunit and a moving meditation on the lingering aftermath of the Holocaust. This is the third book in Golubcow’s mystery …
February 23, 2026
Edward Hirsch is a celebrated American poet and the author of many notable books, both poetry and prose. He is also very funny, as shown by his wisecracking and witty …
January 20, 2026
The Director by Daniel Kehlmann (translated from German by Ross Benjamin) is a powerful, darkly comic World War II novel about art, ego, and bad choices. The “Director” of the …
December 17, 2025
More than four centuries after they were first performed, the plays of William Shakespeare continue to dazzle and inspire. But as to Shakespeare himself, a vocal minority has long contended …
November 20, 2025
In 1860, there were 150,000 Jews living in the United States. How did this small minority, comprised mostly of recent immigrants, react to the fierce national debate over slavery? Richard …
November 4, 2025
President Theodore (“Teddy”) Roosevelt (1858-1919) is famous as a conservationist, a “trust-buster” of business monopolies, an advocate for consumer protections, and the inspiration for the beloved stuffed toy, the teddy …
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