Jewish History

Radiant as the Stars by Elaine Elinson follows young Ukrainian Jewish woman, Anna, just arrived back in her home country after living in America for a few years. It's 1911, and rumblings of what will become the Russian Revolution are spreading across the country. Elinson's debut novel opens with Anna on the train to her… Continue reading Review: Radiant as the Stars by Elaine Elinson

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Review: The War Girls by V.S. Alexander

April 12, 2023 Nichole Louise

The War Girls by V. S. Alexander opens at the start of WWII and follows Stefa, a Polish Jew in Warsaw, Janka a Catholic in Warsaw, and Hanna, Stefa's sister who fled her home before the war to live with her aunt in London. There is quite an over saturation of WWII stories, so I… Continue reading Review: The War Girls by V.S. Alexander