Maron L. Waxman

Oct 2, 2024 | jewishbookcouncil.org | Maron L. Waxman |Carol Ungar |Mira Simon

We live in a time of extraordinary choice. Today, the hyper-empowered individual is free to choose from among endless possibilities in her private, professional, social, and communal life. And in making her choices, this empowered individual explores and questions the cultural and religious institutions and organizations that seek her affiliation. Do they address her interests? Will she be an active participant in their program? Do they hold meaning for her?

Apr 25, 2024 | jewishbookcouncil.org | Maron L. Waxman |Rachel Scheer

Recent­ly I had the oppor­tu­ni­ty to talk with Joan Nathan, the promi­nent writer on Jew­ish cook­ing, about her newest book, My Life in Recipes: Food, Fam­i­ly, and Mem­o­ries, a warm col­lec­tion of her per­son­al and fam­i­ly life built around more than one hun­dred recipes. Maron Wax­man: When did the idea for the book start tak­ing shape? Joan Nathan: I thoughtKing Solomon’s Table would be my last book, but my edi­tor came to Wash­ing­ton for a vis­it.

Sep 22, 2023 | jewishbookcouncil.org | Maron L. Waxman

Review By – September 26, 2023 As soon as Amos Oz could read, he sat down at his father’s type­writer and wrote the words ​“Amos Klaus­ner sofer [writer].” He was five years old when he made the dec­la­ra­tion that would come to define his life. Robert Alter, a long-time friend of Oz and a pro­fes­sor emer­i­tus of Hebrew and com­par­a­tive lit­er­a­ture at Berke­ley, has cre­at­ed a por­trait of Oz using the writer’s own words and the words of those close to him.

May 9, 2023 | jewishbookcouncil.org | Maron L. Waxman |Jake Dell |Baldomero Fernandez |Adam Richman

By – May 15, 2023 For New York­ers of a cer­tain age, Kib­b­itz & Nosh will kin­dle warm mem­o­ries. Leaf­ing through Mar­cia Brick­er Halperin’s pho­tographs imme­di­ate­ly recalls pick­ing up your tray, pro­ceed­ing to the line, and, often with much dif­fi­cul­ty, select­ing your meal from a dizzy­ing array of choices.

Jan 23, 2023 | jewishbookcouncil.org | Maron L. Waxman

Skip to main content Jew­ish Book Coun­cil, found­ed in 1943, is the longest-run­n­ing orga­ni­za­tion devot­ed exclu­sive­ly to the sup­port and cel­e­bra­tion of Jew­ish literature. Get the latest reviews, news, and more in your inbox. Review By – January 23, 2023 “No mat­ter how it might seem,” writes B. A.