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Ilana M. Blumberg

Ilana M. Blum­berg is asso­ciate pro­fes­sor of Eng­lish Lit­er­a­ture and past direc­tor of the Shaindy Rud­off Grad­u­ate Pro­gram in Cre­ative Writ­ing at Bar Ilan Uni­ver­si­ty in Tel Aviv, Israel. She is the author of Open Your Hand: Teach­ing as a Jew, Teach­ing as an Amer­i­can, Vic­to­ri­an Sac­ri­fice: Ethics and Eco­nom­ics in Mid-Cen­tu­ry Nov­els, and the Sami Rohr Choice Award-win­ning mem­oir Hous­es of Study: a Jew­ish Woman Among Books.

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Essay—Witnessing: Post Oct. 7

Peo­ple’s Army

Ilana M. Blumberg
November 30, 2023
Essay—Witnessing: Post Oct. 7

A Nation Run­ning from Bad News

Ilana M. Blumberg
November 15, 2023
Essay—Witnessing: Post Oct. 7

Things Keep Spinning

Ilana M. Blumberg
November 8, 2023
Essay—Witnessing: Post Oct. 7

Jerusalem Diary

Ilana M. Blumberg
October 19, 2023
Essay—Witnessing: Post Oct. 7

That They Be Safe in the Land

Ilana M. Blumberg
October 12, 2023

Writ­ing the Unspeak­able: Teach­ing Lit­er­a­ture of the Shoah and Amer­i­can Slavery

Ilana M. Blumberg
February 5, 2019
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Open Your Hand: Teach­ing as a Jew, Teach­ing as an American
Ilana M. Blumberg
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Hous­es of Study: A Jew­ish Woman Among Books
Ilana M. Blumberg

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