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Author Eli Schaap: "With this knowledge, I feel more connected and blessed to discover a woman I didn't really know."
In “The Jewish Woman Who Fought the Nazis,” Eli Schaap unearths his mother Bep’s story of saving Jews in Holland during the Holocaust.
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Bradford Wind Stone: "It is a book that both Civil War and animal enthusiasts will like, and beyond that people who just have an interest in unusual or largely unexamined aspects of history." (Provided photo)
A longtime volunteer at the National Museum of Civil War Medicine in Frederick, Bradford Wind Stone recently wrote the book, “Hooves, Paws and Claws for the Cause: Animals in the U.S. Civil War.”
Read MoreEmma Snyder, owner of The Ivy Bookshop, offers recommendations for must-read titles for adults and children.
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Author Gilly Segal (left) interviews literary agent Rena Rossner (center) and rabbi and author Angela Buchdahl at the Artists Against Antisemitism 2025 Jewish Writers Mifgash in September. (Rebecca J. Michelson, provided by JTA)
To combat rising antisemitism and exclusion of Jewish authors, UJA-Federation of New York has awarded grants to six organizations working in different areas of the literary ecosystem.
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Rabbi Benjamin Shalva: "Poetry felt like it was a path to heal and do something with that energy.” (Provided photo)
“House of Mourning” is largely inspired by the Pikesville-based rabbi’s experiences as a hospice chaplain.
Read MoreThis season’s children’s titles bring poetry, humor, Jewish wisdom — and even a kitten or two — to the Festival of Lights.
Read MoreEmma Snyder, owner of The Ivy Bookshop, offers recommendations for must-read titles for adults and children.
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Laurel Snyder: "When I started out, I thought I was writing for grownups. And then at some point, it became very clear to me that I just wanted to write for children." (Provided photo)
Laurel Snyder’s “The Book of Candles: Eight Poems for Hanukkah” makes the celebration of the Festival of Lights accessible to Jews of all backgrounds as well as readers who simply curious about the holiday.
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Katherine Janus Kahn: “My Judaism and my books are tied together so integrally that I don’t think I could ever untie them." (Screenshot provided by JTA)
A resident of Wheaton, Maryland, Kahn illustrated Jewish children’s books for more than 30 years.
Read MoreEmma Snyder, owner of The Ivy Bookshop, offers recommendations for must-read titles for adults and children.
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Annie Cohen Kopchovsky, aka “Annie Londonderry,” poses with the bicycle she rode around the world in the 1890s. She is considered the world's first international female sports star. (Provided by JTA)
“Pedal Pusher,” a children’s picture book about 19th-century cyclist Annie Cohen Kopchovsky, was flagged due to DEI concerns.
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