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Nonfiction Legacy of Blood: Jews, Pogroms, and Ritual Murder in the Lands of the Soviets Elissa Bemporad
Nonfiction Where the Angels Lived: One Family’s Story of Exile, Loss, and Return Margaret McMullan
Fiction The Adventure of the Peculiar Protocols: Adapted from the Journals of John H. Watson, MD Nicholas Meyer
Nonfiction Extracted: Unmasking Rampant Antisemitism in America’s Higher Education S. Perry Brickman
Essay Is There a Jewish Literary Renaissance? Ilan Stavans is Lewis-Sebring Professor in Latin American and Latino Culture at Amherst College. His most recent books are the collection of essays Singer’s Typewriter… Ilan Stavans December 24, 2012
Essay Different, but Special Jami Attenberg’s most recent novel, The Middlesteins, is now available. Her other books include: Instant Love, The Kept Man, and The Melting Season. She will be blogging… Jami Attenberg October 22, 2012
Essay The Real Flavor of the Streets Earlier this week, Steve Stern wrote about embarking on a quixotic journey and his decision to teach creative writing in Vilnius. He has been blogging here all… Steve Stern September 6, 2012
Nonfiction The Plot: The Secret Story of the Protocols of the Elders of Zion Will Eisner; Umberto Eco, into.
Nonfiction Beyond Chutzpah: On the Misuse of Anti-semitism and the Abuse of History Norman G. Finkelstein