As the nineteenth-century British liberal philosopher John Stuart Mill wrote, “the sacred duties which civilized nations owed ...

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As Ukraine’s Jews face a future awash in uncertainty, some are turning to a realm they can control — the language and rituals ...

Editors waited decades for the final manuscript of Chaim Grade’s “Sons and Daughters.” Its appearance shook the Yiddish ...

Battle rages on three years to the day after Vladimir Putin ordered destructive full-scale invasion - and today Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer unveiled £4.5bn more in aid for Ukraine.

Short reviews of recent releases.

Han Kang’s characters have looked squarely at histories of state-sanctioned murder and carry the wounds of those histories.

It all began with a tweet. In October 2023, weeks after Israel began bombing Gaza, the writer Omar El Akkad shared a video showing a destroyed city street in Gaza. El Akkad wrote, “One day, when it’s ...

Read Across America Day is the perfect time to celebrate the magic of books and inspire a lifelong love of reading in kids.

The modern era is often seen as a grand drama in which a world of empires gave way to a world of nation-states. In this impressive study, Hall argues that modern empires and nation-states are deeply ...

The Million Man March, the birth of Black Lives Matter, urban renewal projects in the Bronx and the aftermath of the Los Angeles Uprising get spotlights in the six-parter.

NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar continues his legacy of activism and leadership, announcing two new books set for release in ...