American Jewish World

By NEAL GOSMAN When I returned from the American war in Vietnam, it took me several years to actually come...

By JOHN OSTFIELD Purim should be canceled this year! Why is that true? The Book of Esther, with its combination...

By DORIS RUBENSTEIN In the early part of the 20th century, my dad grew up in a small coal mining...

Reviewed by NEAL GENDLER Utterly preposterous, profanity laden and very clever, The Golem of Brooklyn is an unpredictable, crazy-quilt twist...

By EARL SCHWARTZ Nearly 80 years have passed since Israel’s founders signed its Declaration of Independence, which includes the pledge...