International Women’s Day
March 7, 2025
International Women’s Day takes us back to the early twentieth century. It was preceded by Women’s Day, organized by socialists in the United States. On February 28, 1909, under the… READ MORE
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1/27: Remembering Pain and Relishing Hope
January 27, 2025
What events from the past do you recall today? The answer might seem quite obvious: it depends on the culture that influenced you most. Today is a remembrance day for… READ MORE
ASP’s 2024 Year in Review
December 27, 2024
The end of the year provides an opportunity to reflect. This year had many highs and lows, including social and humanitarian tragedies throughout the world. For many of us, books… READ MORE
2024 Holiday Gift Guide
December 2, 2024
As gift-giving season approaches, we’re excited to share our recommendations for many different types of readers! For Story Seekers: Everyone loves a good story, and this time of year provides… READ MORE
Two Days of Remembrance in One
November 8, 2024
Some dates mean much more than just an ordinary day in the calendar. November 9th is a pivotal date that highlights two opposite zones of the historical landscape of the… READ MORE
“Working for the Enemy” and “Blackmail”: Excerpt from Roman Dziarski’s “How We Outwitted and Survived the Nazis” with an Introduction by the Author
October 4, 2023
We are pleased to present here an excerpt from Roman Dziarski’s How We Outwitted and Survived the Nazis: The True Story of the Holocaust Rescuers, Zofia Sterner and Her Family, accompanied by a personal introduction from the author. The book tells the story how his family rescued Jews from the Holocaust and survived WWII, against the backdrop of the realities of the Nazi and Soviet occupation of Poland.
When Ksawery Met Moses
June 9, 2021
This is a guest post by Wiesiek Powaga, translator of Palestine for the Third Time, a book of reportage originally published in Poland in 1933 by Ksawery Pruszyński, a young reporter working for a Polish newspaper on assignment in Mandate Palestine. Here, Powaga introduces Pruszyński and his formative friendship with Mojżesz Pomeranz.
Going Sephardi for Purim
March 5, 2021
This Purim I used the privilege of working as Production Editor at Academic Studies Press in a completely new way: I cooked from the proofs. Not that I used the paper with printed text as an ingredient or to make fire but having the early access to the content of one of our forthcoming titles, Sephardi: Cooking the History. Recipes of the Jews of Spain and the Diaspora, from the 13th Century to Today by Hélène Jawhara Piñer, I went through the PDF on my screen and selected four recipes which looked easy to cook and delicious—thanks to the seductive photos the author made for the book. Indeed these dishes were quick and simple, and with no ingredients too exotic for a regular supermarket.
“It’s not about me, but it still affects me”: A personal introduction to Trapped by Evil and Deceit by Daniel Brand
February 10, 2021
This is a guest post by Daniel Brand, author of Trapped by Evil and Deceit: The Story of Hansi and Joel Brand. Here, the author gives a personal introduction to the story of his parents, who helped to orchestrate an organized effort to save lives and end extermination at Auschwitz during the Holocaust.
Ten Questions and Ten Answers About Writing “When Rabbis Bless Congress”
December 30, 2020
Curious about how When Rabbis Bless Congress: The Great American Story of Jewish Prayers on Capitol Hill came to be? Author Howard Mortman provides some insights and fascinating anecdotes about researching and writing his book in a series of commonly-asked questions and answers.