Memoir

'Affairs of the Heart': Memoirs of renowned Israeli cardiologist Mervyn S. Gotsman

I have been privileged to know the Professor for many years, and when he published Affairs of the Heart, I felt that his memories and story needed to be told.

 The Professor, Mervyn S. Gotsman, at home in front of his extensive library.
 Rose (Rochel) Feierstein Schulder.

'My Grandmother’s Candlesticks': Honoring a grandma who resisted assimilation

 ‘SONNY BOY: A Memoir,’ by Al Pacino.

Al Pacino writes in ‘Sonny Boy’ about life, love, death - opinion

 An illustrative photo of elephants.

'Places We Left Behind': Commitment and true love conquer all - review


The message of 'The Ballerina of Auschwitz' by Dr. Edith Eva Eger

“I think they are the future. I think it’s very important for us to let them know what they can be – survivors and not victims of anything or anyone at any time.” 

 Dr. Edith Eva Eger and her grandson Jordan Engle holding a copy of her new book.

Jagged wounds bleed orange rust: Family dysfunction viewed through art - review

This is a well-written, offbeat, and powerful memoir, deserving of consideration.

 CONCRETE BUILDING frames. ‘Walking in a neighborhood of seriously deteriorated concrete is as sobering an experience as watching a marriage fall apart,’ the author of ‘Dwell Time’ states.

'Our Names Do Not Appear': Struggles with grief without closure - review

Although this is a memoir, one needs to be prepared for flights of imagination that were part of her hopes that never materialized.

 A MEMORIAL candle is lit for a deceased loved one.

Prince Harry blames Prince William, Kate Middleton for Nazi costume in new memoir

Prince Harry wrote in his new memoir that Prince William and Kate "howled with laughter" when they saw what he was wearing to the party in 2005.

 Britain's William, Prince of Wales, Catherine, Princess of Wales, Britain's Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, wave to members of the public at Windsor Castle, following the passing of Britain's Queen Elizabeth, in Windsor, Britain, September 10, 2022.

Memoirs: Sometimes it's important to look back and not just forward

We mustn't forget our pasts, and it is important to pass them on to our children and grandchildren.

 Writing in a journal.

Amos Oz's 'A Tale of Love and Darkness' returns to Jerusalem

Seeing A Tale of Love and Darkness and understanding it in the context of the Jerusalem-centered SidraTarbut sheds a new light on the city.

 ACTOR PETER KNOLLER gets into the character of a young Amos Oz.

Kristen Stewart directing BDS activist's memoir film

The actress hopes to finish her film adaptation of Lidia Yuknavitch's memoir 'The Chronology of Water' by the end of the year.

The 75th Cannes Film Festival - Photocall for the film "Crimes of the Future" in competition - Cannes, France, May 24, 2022. Cast member Kristen Stewart poses.

Trump defense chief Esper sues Pentagon for redacting parts of memoir

Esper served as Trump's defense secretary from June 2019 to November 2020, when he was fired over a range of differences on policy issues.

U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper holds his first news conference at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., August 28, 2019

Japanese carvings in Jewish Museum tell of Jewish family’s resilience

A new exhibition in the Jewish Museum of Manhattan is about the family at the hear of 'The Hare With Amber Eyes' memoir.

 The Hare with Amber Eyes Shown at a special exhibition in November 2016 with Edmund de Waal at the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna

Benjamin Netanyahu is working on his third book

Writing a memoir at the end of one's career is a highly lucrative practice in the political field, and American publishers tend to pay large sums for books written by major world leaders. 

Opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu is seen at the Knesset, on July 12, 2021.

Ruth Wisse on the miracle of modern Jewish history

The iconic Yiddish literature expert talks about her latest translation, her upcoming memoir, and the enduring success of Yiddish literature.

 A YOUNG Polish Jew reads from a book in Yiddish, in the Jewish library at the Jewish Community Center (JCC) in Krakow.