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Supporting Israel Causes for Your Bar/Bat Mitzvah Project
Decades after its establishment, support for Israel remains a powerful expression of Jewish solidarity and peoplehood.
Supporting Holocaust Causes for Your Bar/Bat Mitzvah Project
Countless organizations, both Jewish and not, are dedicated to Holocaust education and supporting survivors.
What is the Tree of Life (Etz Chaim)?
The term has its origins in the biblical story of the Garden of Eden and has come to be used frequently in Jewish life.
ASK, L’Dor v’Dor
We recently took a weeklong road trip through Alabama and Georgia, presenting Jewish Social Justice modules from the ISJL Community ...
Ben Lerner’s “10:04:” A Look at a Modern Jewish Life
Ben Lerner's "10:04" explores contemporary struggles.
W. G. Sebald’s “Austerlitz:” A Search for Jewish Roots After the Holocaust
In "Austerlitz," W. G. Sebald explores European Jewishness in the post-Holocaust era.
Orly Castel-Bloom’s ‘Dolly City:’ A Sharp-Witted Look at Israeli Society
Orly Castel-Bloom's novel is not for the faint of heart.
Excerpt: ‘Dolly City’ by Orly Castel-Bloom (1992)
The first pages of this novel introduce its terrifying protagonist.
Philip Roth’s “The Counterlife:” A Five-Part Adventure
Philip Roth's "The Counterlife" explores contradictory realities through its protagonist, Nathan Zuckerman.
Excerpt: “King of the Jews” by Leslie Epstein (1979)
Leslie Epstein's controversial novel explores Jewish power dynamics in the Lodz Ghetto.
Vasily Grossman’s “Life and Fate:” A Journalist’s Retelling of the Horrors of World War II
"Life and Fate" brings the reader to World War II-era Russia, where the novel was written.
Excerpt: Life and Fate by Vasily Grossman (1960)
Vassily Grossman's "Life and Fate" was smuggled out of Stalinist Russia, where it takes place.