An Orthodox Jew looks at Israel’s secular-Orthodox divide
Review
“The Wondering Jew: Israel and the Search for Jewish Identity” by Micah Goodman. New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Press 2020. 190 pages. $30.
Many religious...
Max Jacob, parricide extraordinaire
Review
“Max Jacob: A Life in Art and Letters”
Rosanna Warren
W.W. Norton & Co.
The European Jewish artists, writers and thinkers of Max Jacob’s generation tended to...
Fictionalizing life in Bangkok with Iris Mitlin Lav
When Iris Mitlin Lav was readying for retirement in 2016, she sat down to jot out some notes about what she might do. After...
A Jerusalem that doesn’t ring true to life
Review
“Jerusalem as a Second Language” by Rochelle Distelheim. Ashburn, Va.: Aubade Publishing, 2020. 283 pages. $17.95.
If Rochelle Distelheim paints an accurate portrait, the Jews...
Two Jewish families living the colonial high life
Review
"The Last Kings of Shanghai: The Rival Jewish Dynasties That Helped Create Modern China" by Jonathan Kaufman. New York: Viking Press, 2020. 298 pages....
Pediatrician and math teacher team up for children’s book
Raph the dodo isn’t like most birds. He can’t fly. But with those strong legs, he comes to find he’s proficient at another skill:...
Reading into Charles Rammelkamp
At 68, Charles Rammelkamp recently published his book of poems, “Catastroika.”
The Baltimore writer had always been a fan of good literature. In college, he...
Laura Zam takes on sexual healing in ‘The Pleasure Plan’
Laura Zam hated sex. With a passion. The District-based solo performer, writer, public speaker and most recently sexuality educator suffered for decades from painful...
Reading along with D.C. Council member Brianne Nadeau
By Brianne Nadeau
Brianne Nadeau has represented the District’s Ward 1 on the D.C. Council since 2015. She’s been a voracious reader a lot longer...
What we’re reading
Here are the books that are taking the writers, editors and interns of Washington Jewish Week and Baltimore Jewish Times through the summer.
“Defending Jacob”...
