Book Smarts: December 2025
Emma 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)
Facing Antisemitism and Exclusion, Jewish Authors Get a Lifeline
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)
Rabbi Benjamin Shalva Publishes First Book of Poetry
“House of Mourning” is largely inspired by the Pikesville-based rabbi’s experiences as a hospice chaplain.
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From Golems to Dr. Seuss to Banana Menorahs
This season’s children’s titles bring poetry, humor, Jewish wisdom — and even a kitten or two — to the Festival of Lights.
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Book Smarts: November 2025
Emma 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)
Author Writes Chanukah-Themed Book for Kids of All Backgrounds
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)
Katherine Janus Kahn, Illustrator of Sammy Spider Book Series, Dies at 83
A resident of Wheaton, Maryland, Kahn illustrated Jewish children’s books for more than 30 years.
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Book Smarts: October 2025
Emma 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)
Military Base Canceled Event Celebrating Pioneering Jewish Woman Bicyclist
“Pedal Pusher,” a children’s picture book about 19th-century cyclist Annie Cohen Kopchovsky, was flagged due to DEI concerns.
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Susan R. Levy: "I’ve got a book that took three years to write, and I enjoy meeting people to discuss it. What I hope people will say is, ‘This book was really interesting.'" (Provided photo)
Susan R. Levy Writes Book with Local Settings and Composites of People
The Owings Mills resident’s book “Galleon Investments: Investments and Murder” was recently published by Archway Publishing.
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Book Smarts: Fall 2025
Emma Snyder, owner of The Ivy Bookshop, offers recommendations for must-read titles for adults and children.
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