The Forward Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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Breaking History: A White House Memoir
Jared KushnerThe ForwardGood morning! Jared Kushner’s book, “Breaking History: A White House Memoir,” will be published on Tuesday, detailing a call from the Saudi Crown Prince that interrupted a Passover Seder. Here's the morning's news... 🧵 https://t.co/RFHN5w1zDz
Paperback, 2023
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Cat's Cradle
Kurt VonnegutThe ForwardToday would’ve been the 100th birthday of Kurt Vonnegut, author of “Slaughterhouse Five” and “Cat’s Cradle.” Here’s how a Jewish sensibility informed his writing: https://t.co/8kZ5UBhgKK
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Israel
United States House of RepresentativesThe ForwardThe House voted Thursday on party lines to remove Rep. Ilhan Omar from the House Foreign Affairs Committee over her criticism of Israel and past comments that were perceived antisemitic. https://t.co/7SHZourEQd
Paperback, 2017
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The Torah Chronicles: My Unorthodox Life
Torah LoveThe ForwardJoin us next week in conversation with Julia and Shlomo Haart, stars of Netflix's 'My Unorthodox Life,' talking about their newest season. Register here today: https://t.co/17fHfCOXYF And, the morning's news... 🧵 https://t.co/45a6F2Ggvx
Paperback, 2022
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Nemesis
Philip RothThe Forward🎭 Philip Roth’s final novel, Nemesis, has been turned into a play that premiered this month in Paris. The plot centers around the effect of a 1944 polio epidemic on a close-knit Jewish neighborhood in Newark, the author’s birthplace. https://t.co/F9ei3RyFwN
Paperback, 2011
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1905
Leon TrotskyThe Forward🗓 #OnThisDay in history (1879): The Bolshevik leader Leon Trotsky was born. After helping organize a failed 1905 revolution in Russia, Trotsky escaped exile in Siberia and spent a decade working in the West — including for the Forward. https://t.co/rWqhzQyb0a
Paperback, 2016
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The Jews of Summer: Summer Camp and Jewish Culture in Postwar America
Sandra FoxThe ForwardJoin us on March 30 at 2 PM ET/11 AM PT for a conversation with Sandra Fox, author of the new book "The Jews of Summer: Summer Camp and Jewish Culture in Postwar America," and others about what it was like to attend Yiddish summer camp! Register here: https://t.co/HCYsGe0RY1 https://t.co/UmcOxqaFBJ
Paperback, 2023
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Frankenstein
Mary ShelleyThe Forward🎂 In honor of the birthday of author Mary Shelley, read our secret Jewish history of Frankenstein. It has something to do with a golem. https://t.co/YRGp41zmRw
Paperback, 1994
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The Divider: Trump in the White House, 2017-2021
Peter BakerThe Forward“The only kind of people I want counting my money are short guys that wear yarmulkes everyday.” – A quote attributed to Donald Trump during his time as a real estate developer, complaining about a Black accountant, in the new book, “The Divider” by Peter Baker and Susan Glasser. https://t.co/nipD5drV1X
Paperback, 2023
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The Escape Artist: The Man Who Broke Out of Auschwitz to Warn the World
Jonathan FreedlandThe Forward@Laura_E_Adkins and @benyamincohen discussed the White House's new antisemitism strategy, and spoke with Freedland about his new book "The Escape Artist: The Man Who Broke Out of Auschwitz to Warn the World." Listen now wherever you get your podcasts! https://t.co/V915bwI6XQ
Paperback, 2023
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