Jewish Interest

Michael Bar-Zohar is a writer, public speaker, and former lawmaker. Author of many novels and books of non-fiction, he was a Member of the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament,...

Yousef Bashir is a Palestinian-American activist, speaker, and author of the memoir, The Words of My Father . In this moving, candid, and transformative memoir,...

Judy Batalion was born and raised in Montreal, where she grew up speaking English, French, Yiddish, and Hebrew, and trying to stay warm. She studied the history of science...

Marilyn Berger has been a journalist for more than 40 years, during which she covered some of the major news stories of our time, from the Cultural Revolution in China...

Marion Blumenthal Lazan’s unforgettable memoir Four Perfect Pebbles: A Holocaust Story (Greenwillow Books) recalls the devastating years that shaped her childhood.

Before turning to fiction writing, Talia Carner worked for Redbook magazine and served as the publisher of Savvy Woman magazine. An adjunct professor of marketing at...

Leslie Gilbert-Lurie, a writer, lawyer, teacher, and child advocate, is a board member and Immediate Past President of the Los Angeles County Board of Education. She...

Elaine Hall has worn many hats in her multi-faceted and accomplished life including: the child whisperer, educator, writer, consultant, performer, international speaker,...

Meredith Jacobs, author of The Modern Jewish Mom’s Guide to Shabbat, is editor of www.modernjewishmom.com, a dynamic and popular new website, and co-founder and CEO...

Mollie Katzen, with over 6 million books in print, is listed by the New York Times as one of the best-selling cookbook authors of all time. A 2007 inductee into the prestigious...

Ann Kirschner, acclaimed historian, author, and internationally recognized expert on technology and education, knows how to dig deep into history to find the untold...

Award-winning author Lois Leveen dwells in the spaces where literature and history meet. Her stunning debut novel, The Secrets of Mary Bowser (William Morrow), is based...

Suzanne Loebl, prolific writer and avid lecturer, was born in Germany and grew up in Belgium. Inspired by her father, a pharmaceutical chemist, she decided to study chemistry,...

Gilad Sharon is the youngest son of former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and was a trusted advisor before and during his term in office. Sharon holds a master's...

Nina Willner, a former US Army captain, ran intelligence operations on Soviet territory in East Berlin during the Cold War. Following a career in intelligence working...