The Painted Bird is a coming-of-age story populated by the worst of humankind.
Holocaust
Book Review: “Franci’s War” — A Very Relevant Holocaust Memoir
Here we have the story of a young Czech woman who could not only take a piece of fabric and shape it into a gorgeous dress, but could also take her experiences during WWII and shape them into a compelling memoir.
Book Review: The Holocaust’s Jewish Calendars — Protecting the Sacred Value of Time
Alan Rosen’s book thoughtfully illuminates the perilous calendrical devotion of Jews during the Holocaust, seeing it as a form of resistance.
Book Review: “Hunting the Truth” — Models of Activism
Hunting the Truth is a handbook on how to become an effective activist and an exciting, often awe-inspiring read.
Remembrance: Aharon Appelfeld — A Displaced Writer of Displaced Fiction
“Everything about the Holocaust already seems so thoroughly unreal, as if it no longer belongs to the experience of our generation, but to mythology…”
Book Review: “The Menorah” and “The Book of Aron”
Two books — one nonfiction, the other fiction — that deal with Jewish history.
Book Review: Marceline Loridan-Ivens’ Memoir of Surviving the Nazi Death Camps
In contrast to similar extermination-camp memoirs, But You Did Not Come Back focuses on the affliction of women.
Theater Review: “The Strawberry Girl” — Harvest of Horror
Israeli Stage has opened its sixth season, which is dedicated exclusively to female playwrights, with a haunting work that examines the complicity of an ordinary German in the Holocaust.
Fuse Film Reviews: At Jewishfilm.2015 — History’s Revelations
The 18th Annual Jewish Film Festival approaches its end with two compelling cinematic looks at Jewish history.
Film Review: “À la Vie” — A Flawless Study of Time and Trauma
À la Vie, screening as part of the 18th Annual Jewish Film Festival, is easily the best film I have seen so far this year.