Library Corner

The Sad Fate of the Renoir Girls

October 26, 2026

In the early 1880s, Pierre-Auguste Renoir painted luminous portraits of three French Jewish sisters from the prominent Cahen d’Anvers family. Today, the paintings continue to enchant; viewers are captivated by …

An Unlikely Zionist: A Look Back at Edmond de Rothschild

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 …

“Draw Near to Me”: A Novel Inspired by the Book of Genesis

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 …

Being Jewish in America

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 …

The Psychiatrist at Nuremberg

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 …