Andrew Silow-Carroll | Authors

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Earliest item	6 Apr 2023

Forward The abuse of Israeli hostages shocks a ‘bring them home’ movement that feeds on hope 11 Feb

The release of Israeli hostages held by Hamas continues to evoke strong emotions among Jewish communities worldwide, particularly after three male hostages w...

11 Feb

JTA Was the Jewish Bronx the ‘paradise’ that it seemed? 9 Feb

In his book "Paradise Bronx," Ian Frazier offers a nuanced history of the Bronx's Jewish community, exploring its rise and decline during the 20th century. T...

9 Feb

JTA Appalling or ‘common sense,’ Trump’s Gaza proposal reinforces his image as disruptor in chief 5 Feb

Donald Trump's proposal to relocate Palestinians from Gaza and reimagine the region as the "Riviera of the Middle East" underscores his unconventional, disru...

5 Feb

JTA Sen. Ron Wyden says the Democrats need ‘chutzpah’ to return to power 2 Feb

Senator Ron Wyden, a Jewish Democrat from Oregon, emphasizes the need for Democrats to harness 'chutzpah,' defined as moral courage, to counteract the polici...

2 Feb

JTA A gift shop at Auschwitz? New films and a graphic memoir explore the contradictions of ‘dark tourism’ 26 Jan

In a time when interest in Holocaust remembrance is surging, a range of new cultural works have emerged exploring the complex emotions tied to visiting Holoc...

26 Jan

JTA Lee Yaron’s account of Oct. 7 attacks named Jewish book of the year 22 Jan

Israeli journalist Lee Yaron's book \"10/7: 100 Human Stories\" has been awarded the Jewish Book of the Year at the 74th National Jewish Book Awards. This re...

22 Jan

JTA Where was God in the Holocaust? A NY poet and activist asks the question in a book of ‘psalms’ 21 Jan

Menachem Rosensaft, a poet and Holocaust survivor born in the Bergen-Belsen displaced persons camp, explores the profound theological question of God's prese...

21 Jan

JTA Why everyone is quoting Hannah Arendt, sometimes even accurately 19 Jan

Hannah Arendt, the renowned German-Jewish political theorist, has seen a resurgence in contemporary political discourse, frequently being quoted on social me...

19 Jan

JTA What an obituary writer learned by saying goodbye to hundreds of people 8 Jan

Jewish obituary writer Andrew Silow-Carroll reflects on his experiences editing the Jewish Life Stories newsletter, where obituaries served as a celebration ...

8 Jan

JTA Peter Yarrow, Jewish musician and activist of Peter, Paul and Mary fame, dies at 86 7 Jan

Peter Yarrow, the influential Jewish musician and activist from the iconic 1960s folk group Peter, Paul and Mary, passed away at 86 due to bladder cancer. Kn...

7 Jan