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    Etgar Keret on Fat Cats

    Post­ed by Nao­mi Firestone-TeeterEtgar Keret writes for Tablet mag about ​“Fat Cats:”Ehud Olmert, like the author’s son, believes in the feline defense: ​‘I’m…
    JBC Staff
    January 22, 2010
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    Is a Drag­on Kosher?

    Post­ed by Nao­mi Firestone-TeeterJew​cy​.com takes a look at Ann and Jeff Vandermeer’s forth­com­ing The Kosher Guide to Imag­i­nary Ani­mals: The Evil…
    JBC Staff
    January 7, 2010
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    Ah…finally…more Shalom Auslander

    Post­ed by Nao­mi Firestone-TeeterAs big Shalom Aus­lan­der fans over here (Beware of God and Foreskin’s Lament) we were thrilled to get this update from Tablet…
    JBC Staff
    January 7, 2010
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    7 Books To Give For Hanukkah

    Post­ed by Nao­mi Firestone-TeeterJonathan Kirsch of The Huff­in­g­ton Post offers sev­en books to give for Hanukkah:My own list is an inter­faith effort, and I am…
    JBC Staff
    December 2, 2009
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    YM Books

    Post­ed by Nao­mi Firestone-TeeterWe just received word about a new endeav­or from Yal­dah Mag­a­zine, a mag­a­zine for Jew­ish girls, by Jew­ish girls, has…
    JBC Staff
    November 24, 2009
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    Project Aladdin: Ara­bic and Far­si Trans­la­tions of Key Holo­caust Works

    Post­ed by Nao­mi Firestone-TeeterLiel Lei­bovitz of Tablet­Mag looks at Project Aladdin, a new ini­tia­tive to pub­lish Holo­caust works in Far­si and…
    JBC Staff
    November 3, 2009
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    Philip Roth on the future of the novel

    Post­ed by Nao­mi Firestone-Teeter Tina Brown of The Dai­ly Beast asks Philip Roth about the future of the novel: Check out the video and let us know what you…
    JBC Staff
    October 23, 2009
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    It’s Com­ing Soon…JSF on Eat­ing Animals

    Post­ed By Nao­mi Firestone-TeeterJonathan Safran Foer​‘s newest book Eat­ing Ani­mals will be pub­lished on Novem­ber 2nd by Lit­tle, Brown and Com­pa­ny. Eat­ing…
    JBC Staff
    October 14, 2009
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    Josef Burg, Yid­dish author, dies at 97

    Post­ed by Nao­mi Firestone-TeeterThe New York Times reports on the death of Josef Burg, one of the last Yid­dish authors in East­ern Europe, whose death on August 10, 2009,…
    JBC Staff
    October 7, 2009
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    Can’t Think of a Recipe for Sukkot?

    Post­ed by Nao­mi Firestone-TeeterNeed a new recipe for Sukkot? Check out these new cookbooks:Jew­ish Slow Cook­er Recipes (Lau­ra Frankel)In Jew­ish Slow Cook­er…
    JBC Staff
    October 1, 2009
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    Read­ing the Tal­mud on the B Train

    Post­ed by Nao­mi Firestone-TeeterThe New York Times pub­lished an inter­est­ing arti­cle yes­ter­day by Alex­is Main­land on read­ing while trav­el­ing on the NYC sub­way…
    JBC Staff
    September 4, 2009
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    Read­ers Dis­sect Tony Horwitz’s review of Israel is Real

    Post­ed by Nao­mi Firestone-TeeterSteve Coates of the NY Times Paper Cuts Blog shares read­ers’ let­ters in response to Tony Horwitz’s review of Israel Is…
    JBC Staff
    September 2, 2009

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