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Dr. Bernice Lerner: "I hope that it will cause people to think more deeply about the war, and to consider what they know and what they don’t know." (Photo by Eliezer Katzoff, via JTA)
On April 27 at 7 p.m., Jewish National Fund-USA will host a free virtual event in recognition of Yom HaShoah, featuring a live Q&A with Dr. Bernice Lerner, author of “All the Horrors of War: A Jewish Girl, a British Doctor, and the Liberation of Bergen-Belsen.”
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Stephen J. Gordon: "I decided to create a mystery thriller series, because that’s the kind of stuff I like, and have it be about an American who moved to Israel. Then, I built the character up from there." (Provided photo)
Pikesville-based author Stephen J. Gordon recently published a third installment of his Gidon Aronson thriller series. Jmore spoke with Gordon, a retired history teacher at Krieger Schechter Day School, about this latest installment.
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Succumbing to hopelessness is an abdication of responsibility, writes author Emily Guy Birken. (Photo by cottonbro from Pexels.com)
Holding onto hope is crucial for planning for the future, writes author Emily Guy Birken, who will be speaking at the Cockeysville branch of the Baltimore County Public Library on April 8.
Read MoreSeeking your next good read? The Ivy Bookshop’s Emma Snyder offers recommendations for must-read titles for adults and children.
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Rabbi Dr. Eli Yoggev: "If you are open and interested in spiritual growth, I believe my book will speak to you and your life." (File photo)
Rabbi Dr. Eli Yoggev wrote his first book, “Ethics of the Soul,” in the wake of the pandemic.
Read MoreSeeking your next good read? Emma Snyder, owner of The Ivy Bookshop in Baltimore, offers recommendations for must-read titles for adults and children.
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Ari Mittleman: “Growing up in Allentown [Pennsylvania], walking to synagogue each Saturday and attending the second oldest Jewish day school in the commonwealth, I could never fathom the possibility of a tragedy like the attacks in Pittsburgh or Jersey City.” (Provided photo)
Ari Mittleman’s “Paths of the Righteous” was inspired by recent Jewish tragedies.
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Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter Carl Bernstein started his career at the now-defunct Washington Evening Star.
Carl Bernstein’s new memoir “Chasing History” offers an insightful and loving look at growing up in a newsroom, writes Michael Olesker.
Read MoreWith his new book “MurMurings,” Baltimorean Murray Siegel probes the funny side of life.
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Rep. Jamie Raskin: "Trump and his team have done everything they can to make the public cynical about elections generally. We have to explain to people that that is an authoritarian tactic." (File Photo)
Rep. Jamie Raskin’s new book offers an insider’s look into one of the darkest chapters in U.S. history, as well as a personal story about a family’s trauma, writes Michael Olesker.
Read MoreSeeking your next good read? Emma Snyder, owner of The Ivy Bookshop in Baltimore, offers recommendations for must-read titles for adults and children.
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