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Essay Randy Susan Meyers on Collective Guilt vs. Collective Fear Randy Susan Meyers’s most recent book, The Comfort of Lies, is now available. She is also the author of The Murderer’s Daughters, a finalist for the Massachusetts… Randy Susan Meyers May 13, 2013
Essay The Mishpocheh Connection Jonathan Kirsch, book editor of The Jewish Journal, contributes book reviews to the print and online editions and blogs at www.jewishjournal.com/twelvetwelve.… Jonathan Kirsch May 10, 2013
Essay Kristallnacht and Herschel Grynszpan Jonathan Kirsch, book editor of The Jewish Journal, contributes book reviews to the print and online editions and blogs at www.jewishjournal.com/twelvetwelve.… Jonathan Kirsch May 9, 2013
Essay Gunmen: A Far-Fetched Analysis and Some Temporary Solutions Helène Aylon is an Activist Artist whose work has been shown in MoMA, the Whitney and the Warhol museums. Her memoir, published by the Feminist Press, is called Whatever… Helène Aylon May 9, 2013
Essay Shani Boianjiu on Writing Forever Stories We prompted this year’s Sami Rohr Prize awardees to write about “how they came to write their book.” Over the next several weeks, we’ll share their responses. Today, Shani… Shani Boianjiu May 9, 2013
Essay A Scandalous Theory of Defense and Herschel Grynszpan Jonathan Kirsch, book editor of The Jewish Journal, contributes book reviews to the print and online editions and blogs at www.jewishjournal.com/twelvetwelve.… Jonathan Kirsch May 8, 2013