Book Review Index
FULL TEXT REVIEWS:
Please note that this index does not link to the full text of the book reviews.
Digital copies of AJL Reviews are available back to the Nov/Dec 2007 issue of the AJL Newsletter.
Earlier print back issues are housed in Cincinnati, OH at the Hebrew Union College Library.
| Title | Author/Editor | Series | Publisher |
Year |
Issue | P | Review Author |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mapping the Bones | Yolen, Jane | Philomel Books | 2018 | M/J 2018 | 17 | Silver, Linda R. | |
| All About Anne | Metsellar, Menno, Scarry, Harry | Second Story Press | 2018 | N/D 2018 | 8-9 | Flax, Shoshana | |
| Me and My Dog and the Homework Mystery | Adler, David A., Ackerman, Dena | Me and my dog | Menucha Classroom Solutions | 2018 | M/J 2018 | 9 | Pinchuck, Chava |
| The Italian Executioners: the Genocide of the Jews of Italy | Sullam, Simon Levis, trans. Smyth, Oona, Patane, Claudia | Princeton University Pres | 2018 | N/D 2018 | 33 | Simon, Rachel | |
| Queen Esther: A Bible Story Retold | Liberman, Judith Weinshall, Gau Family Studio | Dog Ear Publishing | 2018 | N/D 2018 | 10-11 | Silver, Linda R. | |
| Scholarly Man of Faith: Studies in the Thought and Writings of Rabbi Josephy B. Soloveitchik | Kanarfogel, Ephraim, Schwartz, Dov | Ktav | 2018 | N/D 2018 | 28-29 | Stuhlman, Daniel D. | |
| Prodigal children in the house of G-d | Taub, Yermiyahu Ahron | austin macauley Publishers | 2018 | N/D 2018 | 38 | Seigel, Amanda | |
| From Krakow to Berkeley: Coming Out of Hiding. An Immigrant's Search for Identity and Belonging | Rabkin, Anna | Valentine Mitchell | 2018 | N/D 2018 | 31 | Bibel, Barbara M. | |
| All About Anne | Metsellar, Menno, Scarry, Harry | Second Story Press | 2018 | N/D 2018 | 8-9 | Flax, Shoshana | |
| Me and My Dog and the Homework Mystery | Adler, David A., Ackerman, Dena | Me and my dog | Menucha Classroom Solutions | 2018 | M/J 2018 | 9 | Pinchuck, Chava |
| Hebrew Fascism in Palestine, 1922-1942 | Tamir, Dan | Palgrave Macmillan | 2018 | N/D 2018 | 33-34 | Ben-Gad, Shmuel | |
| Rokitno Square | Liberman, Judith Weinshall, Davis, Gail | Dog Ear Publishing | 2018 | N/D 2018 | 10-11 | Silver, Linda R. | |
| Am I My Body's Keeper? Torah, Science, Diet and Fitness- for Life. | Kaufman, Michael | Urim | 2018 | N/D 2018 | 29 | Quinn, Arthur G. | |
| The World Needs Beautiful Things | Berkowitz, Leah Rachel, Fabbri, Daniele | Kar Ben | 2018 | N/D 2018 | 6-7 | Cole, Ellen | |
| Jewish Libya: Memory & Identity in Text & Image | Roumani, Jacques, Meghnagi, David, Roumani, Judith | Syracuse University Press | 2018 | N/D 2018 | 31 | ||
| The Story of Rebbetzin Henny Machlis: Her Amazing Home and Family | Zakon, Rabbi Nachman, Zakon, Miriam | Artscroll/Mesorah | 2018 | N/D 2018 | 9 | Pinchuk, Chava | |
| Chief Rabbi Nathan Marcus Adler: The Forgotten Founder. | Taylor, Derek | Vallentine Mitchell | 2018 | N/D 2018 | 34 | Stuhlman, Daniel D. | |
| Rokitno Square | Liberman, Judith Weinshall, Davis, Gail | Dog Ear Publishing | 2018 | N/D 2018 | 10-11 | Silver, Linda R. | |
| A Matter of Geography: A New Perspective on Medieval Hebrew Poetry | Kfir, Uriah | Etudes sur le Judaisme Medieval, 74 | Brill | 2018 | N/D 2018 | 29 | David B. Levy |
| The World Needs Beautiful Things | Berkowitz, Leah Rachel, Fabbri, Daniele | Kar Ben | 2018 | N/D 2018 | 6-7 | Cole, Ellen | |
| Jewish Libya: Memory & Identity in Text & Image | Roumani, Jacques, Meghnagi, David, Roumani, Judith | Syracuse University Press | 2018 | N/D 2018 | 31 | ||
| The Story of Rebbetzin Henny Machlis: Her Amazing Home and Family | Zakon, Rabbi Nachman, Zakon, Miriam | Artscroll/Mesorah | 2018 | N/D 2018 | 9 | Pinchuk, Chava | |
| The Sinking of the Patricia | Liberman, Judith Weinshall | Dog Ear Publishing | 2018 | N/D 2018 | 11 | Silver, Linda R. | |
| Family with Two Front Doors, The | Ciddor, Anna | Kar Ben | 2018 | M/J 2018 | 11 | Dublin, Anne | |
| Walter’s Welcome: The Intimate Story of a German-Jewish Family Flight from the Nazis to Peru | Echenberg, Eva Neisser, Rasminsky, Judy Sklar | Skyhorse Publishing | 2018 | M/J 2018 | 23 | Share, Ellen | |
| Thought and the Perception of Evil: Aristotle, Plato, the Hebrew Bible, and the Babylonian Talmud | Trachtenberg, Eliezer A. | Geffen | 2018 | N/D 2018 | 34-35 | Randall C. Belinfante [nid:51578] and Anne-Marie Belinfante | |
| Welcome to the Seder: A Passover Haggadah for Everyone | Olitzky, Kerry M. | Behrman House | 2018 | M/J 2018 | 27 | Stuhlman, Daniel D. | |
| Israel | Persano, Thomas | Countries we come from | Bearport | 2018 | M/J 2018 | 18 | Rapp, Andrea |
| Jewish Libya: Memory & Identity in Text & Image | Roumani, Jacques, Meghnagi, David, Roumani, Judith | Syracuse University Press | 2018 | N/D 2018 | 31 | ||
| A Cage Without Bars | Dublin, Anne | PBK | 2018 | N/D 2018 | 9-10 | Levine, Joyce | |
| The Visit to Latrun | Liberman, Judith Weinshall | Dog Ear Publishing | 2018 | N/D 2018 | 11 | Silver, Linda | |
| Walter’s Welcome: The Intimate Story of a German-Jewish Family Flight from the Nazis to Peru | Echenberg, Eva Neisser, Rasminsky, Judy Sklar | Skyhorse Publishing | 2018 | M/J 2018 | 23 | Share, Ellen | |
| (((Semitism))): Being Jewish in the Age of Trump | Weisman, Jonathan | St. Martin's Press | 2018 | N/D 2018 | 35 | Lieberman, Eli | |
| Three Founders of Israel | Schreiber, Mordecai | Amazon | 2018 | N/D 2018 | 32 | Isaac, Fred | |
| Yael and the Party of the Year | Lane, Tamsin | Simon & Schuster | 2018 | N/D 2018 | 10 | Quay, Alex | |
| Max Einstein: The Genius Experiment | Patterson, James, Grabenstein, Chris, Johnson, Bev | Jimmy Patterson Books | 2018 | N/D 2018 | 11 | Dublin, Anne | |
| Hasidic Art and the Kabbalah | Goldman-Ida, Batsheva | (Brill’s Series in Jewish Studies, Volume 59 | Brill | 2018 | M/J 2018 | 23 | Levy, David B |
| Bronislaw Huberman | Aronson, Peter | Double M Books | 2018 | N/D 2018 | 7 | Barbara Krasner | |
| Bubbe’s Got the Beat | Press, Judy, Hall, Mary | Kar Ben | 2018 | M/J 2018 | 19 | Tilman, Ellen | |
| Hearts and Minds: Israel and the Battle for Public Opinion | Shai, Nachman | SUNY Press | 2018 | N/D 2018 | 32 | Isaac, Fred | |
| Ben and the Bishop | Liberman, Judith Weinshall, Davis, Gail | Dog Ear Publishers | 2018 | N/D 2018 | 10-11 | Silver, Linda R. | |
| Max Einstein: The Genius Experiment | Patterson, James, Grabenstein, Chris, Johnson, Bev | Jimmy Patterson Books | 2018 | N/D 2018 | 11 | Dublin, Anne | |
| Penina Pinkowitz and the Summer Situation | Horowitz, Shayna R. | Menucha Publishers | 2018 | M/J 2018 | 12 | Pinchuck, Chava | |
| Divrei Mishkan T’filah: Delving into the Siddur | Sarason, Richard S. | Central Conference of American Rabbis | 2018 | M/J 2018 | 28 | Smailes, Suzanne | |
| An Unlikely Ballerina | Goddu, Krystyna Poray, Cosei Kawa | Kar Ben | 2018 | N/D 2018 | 7-8 | Dublin, Anne | |
| Bubbe’s Got the Beat | Press, Judy, Hall, Mary | Kar Ben | 2018 | M/J 2018 | 19 | Tilman, Ellen | |
| Genealogy and the Librarian: Perspectives on Research, Instruction, Outreach, and Management | Smallwood, Carol, Gubnitskaia, Vera | McFarland | 2018 | N/D 2018 | 33 | Dwoskin, Beth | |
| Ben and the Bishop | Liberman, Judith Weinshall, Davis, Gail | Dog Ear Publishers | 2018 | N/D 2018 | 10-11 | Silver, Linda R. | |
| A Fist Around the Heart | Chisvin, Heather | Second Story Press | 2018 | N/D 2018 | 36 | Lieberman, Eli | |
| Max Einstein: The Genius Experiment | Patterson, James, Grabenstein, Chris, Johnson, Bev | Jimmy Patterson Books | 2018 | N/D 2018 | 11 | Dublin, Anne | |
| Scarlett and Sam Search for the Shamir | Kimmel, Eric A., Stevanovic, Ivica | Scarlett and Same | Kar Ben | 2018 | M/J 2018 | 13 | Tilman, Ellen |
| Equality Lost:Essays in Torah Commentary, Halacha, and Jewish Thought | Henkin, Yehuda | Second Issue | Urim Publications | 2018 | N/D 2018 | 28 | Levy, David B |
| The Crate: A Story of War, a Murder, and Justice | Levison, Deborah Vadas | Wildblue Press | 2018 | N/D 2018 | 30 | Silverburg, Sanford R. | |
| An Unlikely Ballerina | Goddu, Krystyna Poray, Cosei Kawa | Kar Ben | 2018 | N/D 2018 | 7-8 | Dublin, Anne | |
| I, Sarah Steinway | Carter, Mary E. | Tovah Miriam | 2018 | M/J 2018 | 35 | Stahl, Sheryl F. | |
| Genealogy and the Librarian: Perspectives on Research, Instruction, Outreach, and Management | Smallwood, Carol, Gubnitskaia, Vera | McFarland | 2018 | N/D 2018 | 33 | Dwoskin, Beth | |
| The Four Corners of the World, Stories | Nadelson, Scott | Engine Books | 2018 | N/D 2018 | 36 | Freiband, Susan | |
| All Three Stooges | Perl, Erica | Random House | 2018 | N/D 2018 | 12 | Colodny, Debbie | |
| Scarlett and Sam Search for the Shamir | Kimmel, Eric A., Stevanovic, Ivica | Scarlett and Same | Kar Ben | 2018 | M/J 2018 | 13 | Tilman, Ellen |
| Wine, Whisky & Halacha | Kallus, HaRav Shraga, Rabbi Abraham Chaim Slansky | Second Edition | Orot Chaim | 2018 | N/D 2018 | 28 | Chava,Pinchuck |
| Jewish Aramaic Poetry from Late Antiquity: Translations and Commentaries | Lieber, Laura Suzanne | Brill | 2018 | N/D 2018 | 30 | Levy, David B | |
| Spy Who Played Baseball, The | Jones, Carrie | Kar Ben | 2018 | M/J 2018 | 8 | Tilman, Ellen | |
| The Italian Executioners: the Genocide of the Jews of Italy | Sullam, Simon Levis, trans. Smyth, Oona, Patane, Claudia | Princeton University Pres | 2018 | N/D 2018 | 33 | Simon, Rachel | |
| Memento Park | Sarvas, Mark | Farar, Straus & Giroux | 2018 | N/D 2018 | 38 | Weisman, Yaffa | |
| The Rabbinic Conversion of Judaism: the Unique Perspective of the Bavli on Conversion and the Construction of Jewish Identity. | Lavee, Moshe | Brill | 2018 | M/J 2018 | 26 | Scheide, Daniel | |
| Wine, Whisky & Halacha | Kallus, HaRav Shraga, Rabbi Abraham Chaim Slansky | Second Edition | Orot Chaim | 2018 | N/D 2018 | 28 | Chava,Pinchuck |
| What the Night Sings | Stamper, Vesper | Knopf Books for Young Readers | 2018 | M/J 2018 | 17 | Silver, Linda R. | |
| Gal Gadot: Soldier, Model, Wonder Woman. | Sherman, Jill | Gateway Biographies | Lerner | 2018 | M/J 2018 | 9 | Dublin, Anne |
| The Italian Executioners: the Genocide of the Jews of Italy | Sullam, Simon Levis, trans. Smyth, Oona, Patane, Claudia | Princeton University Pres | 2018 | N/D 2018 | 33 | Simon, Rachel | |
| Queen Esther: A Bible Story Retold | Liberman, Judith Weinshall, Gau Family Studio | Dog Ear Publishing | 2018 | N/D 2018 | 10-11 | Silver, Linda R. | |
| Scholarly Man of Faith: Studies in the Thought and Writings of Rabbi Josephy B. Soloveitchik | Kanarfogel, Ephraim, Schwartz, Dov | Ktav | 2018 | N/D 2018 | 28-29 | Stuhlman, Daniel D. | |
| The Astronaut's Son: A Novel | Seigel, Tom | Woodhall Press | 2018 | N/D 2018 | 38 | Stahl, Sheryl F. | |
| Max Baer and Barney Ross: Jewish Heroes of Boxing | Sussman, Jeffrey | Rowman & Littlefield | 2017 | M/J 2018 | 32 | Share, Ellen | |
| Angels Always Come on Time | Linder, Chaim, Linder, Mark | Lulu | 2017 | N/D 2018 | 31 | Isaac, Fred | |
| Librarian of Auschwitz, The | Iturbe, Antonio, Thwaites, Lilit | Henry Holt | 2017 | M/J 2018 | 5 | Gershowitz, Elissa | |
| War I Finally Won, The | Bradley, Kimberly Brubaker | Penguin Random House | 2017 | M/J 2018 | 10 | Colodny, Debbie | |
| American Interests in the Holy Land Revealed in Early Photographs | Ben-David, Lenny | Urim Publications | 2017 | M/J 2018 | 21 | Gordon, Ilka | |
| Strangers in Budapest | Keener, Jessica | Algonquin Books | 2017 | M/J 2018 | 36 | Gremillion, Yossi | |
| Backfield Boys: A Football Mystery in Black and White | Feinstein, John | Farrar, Straus and Giroux | 2017 | M/J 2018 | 14 | Malen, Michal Hoschander | |
| Israel | Klepeis, Alicia Z. | Exploring World Cultures | Cavendish Square | 2017 | M/J 2018 | 18 | Rapp, Andrea |
| Jews, Gentiles, and Other Animals: The Talmud after the Humanities | Wasserman, Mira | University of Pennsylvania Press | 2017 | M/J 2018 | 32 | Sukenic, Harvey | |
| Librarian of Auschwitz, The | Iturbe, Antonio, Thwaites, Lilit | Henry Holt | 2017 | M/J 2018 | 5 | Gershowitz, Elissa | |
| Long Trail Home, The | Burkhart, Kiersi, Keyser, Amber | Quartz Creek Ranch | Lerner | 2017 | M/J 2018 | 11 | McMahon, Martha |
| . Inconsistency in the Torah: Ancient Literary Convention and the Limits of Source Criticism | Berman, Joshua | Oxford University Press | 2017 | M/J 2018 | 22 | Ben-Gad, Shmuel | |
| Words for Blessing the World: Poems in Hebrew and English | Levine, Herbert | Jewish Poetry Project | Ben Yehuda Press | 2017 | M/J 2018 | 36 | Pinchuck, Chava |
| Children of Willesden Lane: A True Story of Hope and Survival During World War II | Golabek, Mona , Cohen, Lee, Sher, Emil | Young Readers Edition | Little, Brown Books for Young People | 2017 | M/J 2018 | 15 | Levitan, Rebecca |
| Origins of Midrash: From Teaching to Text, The | Mandel, Paul D. | Supplements to the Journal for the Study of Judaism, vol. 180 | Leiden | 2017 | M/J 2018 | 26 | Levy, David B |
| Wailing Wall | Liberman, Judith Weinshall, Davis, Gail | Dog Ear Publishers | 2017 | M/J 2018 | 18 | Eskin, Marcie | |
| Sparks from the fire : Shabbos Drashos Delivered at Keillas Aish Kodesh | Weinberger, Moshe, Wolf, Binyomin | Feldheim Publishers | 2017 | M/J 2018 | 32 | Stuhlman, Daniel D. | |
| Ronit & Jamil | Laskin, Pamela | Katherine Tegin Books | 2017 | M/J 2018 | 5 | Citrin, Rena | |
| Bentzi and the Magic Potion | Glick, Shifra | Bentzi | Feldheim | 2017 | M/J 2018 | 10 | Colodny, Debbie |
| Long Trail Home, The | Burkhart, Kiersi, Keyser, Amber | Quartz Creek Ranch | Lerner | 2017 | M/J 2018 | 11 | McMahon, Martha |
| Beginnings of Ladino Literature: Moses Almosnino and his Readers | Borovaya, Olga | Indiana University Press | 2017 | M/J 2018 | 22 | Belinfante, Randall C. | |
| Tell Me How This Ends Well. | Levinson, David Samuel | Hogarth | 2017 | M/J 2018 | 37 | Stahl, Sheryl F. | |
| Children of Willesden Lane: A True Story of Hope and Survival During World War II | Golabek, Mona , Cohen, Lee, Sher, Emil | Young Readers Edition | Little, Brown Books for Young People | 2017 | M/J 2018 | 15 | Levitan, Rebecca |
| Reframing Politics in the Hebrew Bible: a New Introduction with Readings | Morgenstern, Mira | Hackett | 2017 | M/J 2018 | 27 | Silverburg, Sanford R. | |
| Wailing Wall | Liberman, Judith Weinshall, Davis, Gail | Dog Ear Publishers | 2017 | M/J 2018 | 18 | Eskin, Marcie | |
| Sparks from the fire : Shabbos Drashos Delivered at Keillas Aish Kodesh | Weinberger, Moshe, Wolf, Binyomin | Feldheim Publishers | 2017 | M/J 2018 | 32 | Stuhlman, Daniel D. | |
| Girl with the Red Balloon, The | Locke, Katherine | Albert Whitman | 2017 | M/J 2018 | 6 | Bloomfield, Kathy | |
| Bentzi and the Magic Potion | Bentzi | Feldheim | 2017 | M/J 2018 | 10 | Pinchuck, Chava |
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