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Essay The Abayudaya Jews of Uganda In his last blog, Charles London talked about a collected Jewish museum.The Jerusalem Post has published a report, unsurprising to anyone… Charles London August 12, 2009
Essay Celebrating the Global People Charles London, author of Far from Zion: In Search of a Global Jewish Community, is guest-blogging for MyJewishLearning and the Jewish Book… Charles London August 10, 2009
Essay A Flower of Ashkenazi Frizz In her last blogs, Joanna Rakoff wrote about some of her favorite books. In the months preceding its publication, Jean Hanff… Joanna Rakoff July 31, 2009
Essay Joanna Rakoff: The Smell of Old England In her last blog, Joanna Rakoff wrote about a family “more identifiably old American than Jewish.“ Here in the U.S., Margaret Drabble’s novels are… Joanna Rakoff July 29, 2009
Essay Joanna Rakoff: Parallel Lives In her last blog, Joanna Rakoff wrote about how, in her own way, Jane Austen wrote about being an undercover Jewish writer. Laurie Colwin was, in… Joanna Rakoff July 28, 2009