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Essay Missed the Bruno Schulz Tribute? Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterIf you weren’t able to make it over to the 92nd Street Y on Monday night for the tribute to Bruno Schulz, or even if you were, you can… Naomi Firestone-Teeter May 6, 2009
Essay Happy Anniversary Goodbye, Columbus Posted by Naomi FirestoneThe New York Times Paper Cuts Blog muses on Goodbye, Columbus on the 50th anniversary of its publication, here. JBC Staff May 6, 2009
Essay Conversations on Jewish American Lit in the Blogosphere Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterThe “Slouching Towards Bushwick” blog outlines recent articles examining New American Jewish Literature, specifically… JBC Staff April 27, 2009
Essay Israeli writer Gail Hareven in the New Yorker Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterRead Israeli writer Gail Hareven’s short story “The Slows” in The New Yorker.A review of Weber’s most recent title, The… Naomi Firestone-Teeter April 27, 2009
Essay The Poetics of Agnon from Syracuse UP Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterIf you’re a Jewish Book World subscriber and enjoyed our 26:3 (Fall 2008) feature on S.Y. Agnon, one of the foremost Hebrew… Barbara Andrews April 22, 2009
Essay Rise of the New Yiddishists Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterVanity Fair explores the next generation of Jewish authors:Thirty years ago the American Jewish fiction of Philip Roth and Saul… JBC Staff April 20, 2009
