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Children’s Irena’s Children: A True Story of Courage Tillar Mazzeo; adapted by Mary Cronk Farrell
Essay 12 Historic Forverts Front Pages Ezra Glinter is the editor of the new story anthology Have I Got a Story for You: More Than a Century of Fiction from The Forward. With the official… Ezra Glinter December 5, 2016
Essay A Nazi Meeting at Madison Square Garden Earlier this week, Ezra Glinter wrote about the research behind his anthology Have I Got a Story for You: More Than a Century of Fiction from The… Ezra Glinter November 2, 2016
Essay The Beauty of a Biographical Dictionary Ezra Glinter is the editor of the new story anthology Have I Got a Story for You: More Than a Century of Fiction from The Forward, out tomorrow from W.… Ezra Glinter October 31, 2016
Nonfiction Empire of Deception: The Incredible Story of a Master Swindler Who Seduced a City and Captivated the Nation Dean Jobb
Essay In Whose Image? Maimonides Among the Portraits of Lawgivers Earlier this week, Zev Eleff wrote about religious disputes in American advice columns and how social media is impacting Modern Orthodox Judaism. He has been guest… Zev Eleff August 26, 2016
Nonfiction Courage & Defiance: Stories of Spies, Saboteurs, and Survivors in World War II Denmark Deborah Hopkinson
Nonfiction Revolutionary Yiddishland: A History of Jewish Radicalism Alain Brossat and Sylvia Klingberg