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Carnegie Library in Squirrel Hill. (Photo by Salim Virji, courtesy of flickr.com)
November 20, 2024, 2:13 pm
The wisdom of what we’re already doing
Books like this are my version of addictive social media feeds, and usually they make me want to respond to them immediately.
By Tim Miller
Paul Coates, the founder of Black Classic Press, at his publishing house in Baltimore, Maryland on August 28, 2024. (Marvin Joseph/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
November 18, 2024, 11:49 am
National Book Awards defends award for Black publisher who reissued antisemitic books
Paul Coates, father of Ta-Nehisi Coates, was found to have recently republished an antisemitic text from the 1990s.
By Andrew Lapin
Lollipop Hand and Pru. (Illustration by J.E. Larson)
November 8, 2024, 4:09 pm
Old monsters return in new book by Squirrel Hill author Zoje Stage
'“My UnderSlumberBumbleBeast”' follows characters along a juvenile adventure adults can relish
By Adam Reinherz
November 3, 2024, 3:25 pm
Poet Valerie Bacharach’s ‘Last Glimpse’ makes the personal universal
Most of the 52 poems in this accessible and moving collection are infused with Judaism.
By Toby Tabachnick
November 3, 2024, 10:47 am
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“Long Island Compromise,” by Taffy Brodesser-Akner
By Toby Tabachnick
Left: Orthodox Jews congregate in Venice’s ancient Jewish ghetto. (Photo by Paolo Raccanelli); Right: Cover of 'Shylock’s Venice: The Remarkable History of Venice’s Jews and the Ghetto,' by Harry Freedman. (Courtesy)
October 30, 2024, 1:47 pm
Poetry, philosophy and a gambling rabbi: A colorful history of Venice’s Jewish ghetto
“Shylock’s Venice: The Remarkable History of Venice’s Jews and the Ghetto.”
By Rich Tenorio
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October 29, 2024, 9:28 am
New chapter for Pittsburgh Jewish book festival
Between Nov. 10-13 and again on Nov. 20, Pittsburghers can hear readings from celebrated writers
By Adam Reinherz
September 22, 2024, 2:09 pm
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“Target Tehran: How Israel Is Using Sabotage, Cyberwarfare, Assassination — and Secret Diplomacy — to Stop a Nuclear Iran and Create a New Middle East”
By Toby Tabachnick
September 5, 2024, 8:21 am
Chronicle poll results: Jewish-themed books
We asked our readers how many Jewish-themed books they have read in the last year. Here's what they said.
By Toby Tabachnick
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August 30, 2024, 11:33 am
This year’s High Holiday kids’ books are a celebration of Jewish diversity
Here’s your roundup of new children’s High Holidays books for 2024.
By Penny Schwartz
August 28, 2024, 4:16 pm
Chronicle poll question
How many Jewish-themed books have you read in the last year?
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August 26, 2024, 9:25 am
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"The Singer Sisters" by Sarah Seltzer
August 25, 2024, 9:10 am
New Myron Cope biography explores the man behind the catchphrase
Terrible towel creator memorialized by Pittsburgh writer
By David Rullo
Flyer for Jewish Book Festival
August 20, 2024, 2:21 pm
Discover new reads and local favorites at Pittsburgh’s Jewish Book Festival
Jewish authors and Jewish-themed books celebrated
By Toby Tabachnick
President George W. Bush, second from left, looks on with, from left, Benjamin Meed, Rabbi Irving Greenberg and Elie Wiesel, behind candle, during a memorial candle lighting service at the National Commemoration of the Days of Remembrance, April 19, 2001 on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. (Pool Photo/Newsmakers via Getty Images)
August 11, 2024, 8:21 am
At 91, Rabbi Yitz Greenberg writes the ‘big book’ his admirers had been waiting for 
“The Triumph of Life: A Narrative Theology of Judaism" is a “culmination of a lifetime of theological reflection.”
By Andrew Silow-Carroll
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