Books that model good middos: Measure of a Man by Martin Greenfield

One day early in my marriage, I found my husband reading the autobiography of John Wooden, the legendary basketball coach.

Martin Greenfield’s new book about the Shoah and after inspires readers to rise to greatness.

“Why are you reading that?” I asked. My husband did not follow sports, and he rarely read a book that wasn’t overtly “Jewish.”

“My rabbionce told me that if you want to learn good middos (character traits), you should read about the lives of people who have achieved genuine greatnes...