New in the acclaimed Jewish Lives series: A biography of the rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel, who became a symbol of the marriage between religion and social justice “Zelizer’s book …
A riveting exploration of the brilliant, combative, and controversial “Father of the Nuclear Navy” “Marc Wortman delivers a 17-gun salute to this short, profane spitfire who …
From the prizewinning Jewish Lives series, a fascinating biography of a revolutionary American artist ripe for rediscovery as a photographer and champion of other artists Alfred …
A great theater critic brings twentieth-century playwright Arthur Miller’s dramatic story to life with bold and revealing new insights “Lahr’s cogent analyses are revelatory. . . …
The story of the prophet Elijah’s transformation from fierce zealot to compassionate hero and cherished figure in Jewish tradition “In a series on Jewish Lives, this volume is …
The story of the notorious Jewish gangster who ascended from impoverished beginnings to the glittering Las Vegas strip "[A] brisk-reading chronicle of Siegel’s life and …
A reexamination of the biblical David, legendary warrior, poet, and king, by one of America’s most respected rabbis Of all the figures in the Bible, David arguably stands out as …
A highly original and engaging appraisal of Kafka’s life, work, legacy, and thought Franz Kafka was the poet of his own disorder. Throughout his life he struggled with a pervasive …
A rich, provocative, and lyrical study of one of Germany’s most important, world-famous, and imaginative writers “A concise, fast-paced biography of the German poet, critic, and …
From the prizewinning Jewish Lives series, an exuberant biography of the world’s greatest escape artist “Will leave [readers] entertained and astonished, and that’s a kind of …
