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Recommended Reading Book Cover of the Week: The Arrogant Years Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterAs promised, a book to look forward to this summer: 2008 Sami Rohr Prize Winner Lucette Lagnado’s The Arrogant Years: One Girl’s Search… Naomi Firestone-Teeter April 29, 2011
Recommended Reading Book Cover of the Week: Vaclav and Lena Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterHaley Tanner’s first novel, Vaclav & Lena, will be out in May: Naomi Firestone-Teeter April 11, 2011
Recommended Reading JBC Bookshelf: Thomashefsky Inspired Edition Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterInspired by last night’s incredible performance of The Thomashefskys: Music and Memories of a Life in the Yiddish Theater at… Naomi Firestone-Teeter April 7, 2011
Recommended Reading JBC Bookshelf: Baseball Edition Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterBatter up! With spring training underway and baseball season fast approaching, we have a few “Jews and Baseball” titles to throw… Naomi Firestone-Teeter March 21, 2011
Recommended Reading Imre Kertesz’s “Fiasco” Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterMelville House is publishing Imre Kertész’s Fiasco later this month. Considered to be the “untranslated “missing” book from… Naomi Firestone-Teeter March 17, 2011
Recommended Reading The Urban Family Passover Haggadah Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterRemember Alef Betty?To further her exploration of “Modern Hebrew Arts,” Tsilli Pines has created The Urban Family Passover… Naomi Firestone-Teeter March 17, 2011
