Julia M. Klein, the Forward’s contributing book critic, has been a two-time finalist for the National Book Critics Circle’s Nona Balakian Citation for Excellence in Reviewing. Follow her @JuliaMKlein.
Julia M. KleinContributing Book Critic
By Julia M. Klein
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Theater For a Jewish family in Ukraine, a wrenching choice between Israel and the U.S.
In Stephanie Satie's 'Last Parade,' a domestic argument reflects global conflicts
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Culture How the horrors of WWII turned the righteous into heroes
In Richard Hurowitz's 'Garden of the Righteous,' normal, decent people face extraordinary dangers to become rescuers
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Books Why it can seem easier to weep for Don Quixote than your own father
In 'Still No Word From You,' Peter Orner offers a heartfelt memoir in books and marginalia
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Film & TV How a Jewish family saved Thomas Jefferson’s home
'The Levys of Monticello' focuses on a Sephardic clan who, like the country's 3rd president, enslaved people
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Books Can a bottle opener or perfume bottle pry open an entire Jewish history?
In Richard Rabinowitz's memoir, unremarkable objects conjure up a story of identity and assimilation
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Books The courageous German ‘orchestra’ that tried (and failed) to stop Hitler
Tom Dunkel's absorbing history chronicles the little-known exploits of the Germans' resistance in WWII
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Culture She was Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s friend and frequent dining partner — was that kosher?
In Nina Totenberg's 'Dinners With Ruth,' the veteran NPR correspondent details her relationship with RBG
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Books He escaped one ghetto only to find himself imprisoned in another
Santiago Amigorena's novel imagines his grandfather's life in Argentina and the one he left behind in Poland
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