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News JPS CEO/Editor-in-Chief Ellen Frankel Steps Down Posted by Naomi Firestone-Teeter This morning, the Jewish Publication Society announced that Ellen Frankel, CEO and Editor-in-Chief of the Jewish… JBC Staff June 17, 2009
News Writers and Poets Run Israeli Newspaper Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterGalleycat reported Friday that Haaretzsurprised 50,000 readers last week by turning over the newspaper to writers and poets.… JBC Staff June 15, 2009
News Anne Frank at 80…Image and New Book Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterHad Anne Frank survived the Holocaust she would have been 80 this week and to honor her memory an “age progression” image was created… JBC Staff June 10, 2009
News Hiding Edith Wins the 2009 Yad Vashem Prize for Children’s Holocaust Lit Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterCongratulations to Kathy Kacer, author of the 2006 title Hiding Edith that has won the2009 Yad Vashem Prize for Children’s… JBC Staff June 3, 2009
News Franklin Littell, Scholar of Holocaust, Dies at 91 Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterFranklin Littell, a father of Holocaust studies, died last Saturday at his home in Pennsylvania. The New York Times… JBC Staff June 3, 2009
News More on Rebecca Rubin Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterWe’ve been waiting years for the Jewish equivalent of Samantha, Kirsten, Felicity, Molly, Nellie, and Addie, and we finally have it:… JBC Staff May 31, 2009