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Blazing Saddles It Wasn’t

Earlier this week, Gerald Kolpan shared the story behind Eli Gershonson, a photo gallery of some of the historical figures in his novel, and the…

Gerald Kolpan

May 4, 2012

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The Historical Figures in Gerald Kolpan’s Magic Words

Visiting Scribe blogger Gerald Kolpan shares some of the historical figures in his newest novel, Magic Words: The Tale of a Jewish Boy-Interpreter, the World’s…

Gerald Kolpan

May 1, 2012

Cover of In Our Prime: The Invention of Middle Age

In Our Prime: The Invention of Middle Age

Cover of Jews of the Wild West a Multicultural True Story

Jews of the Wild West a Multicultural True Story

Cover of My Mother's Spice Cupboard: A Journey from Baghdad to Bombay to Bondi

My Mother’s Spice Cupboard: A Journey from Baghdad to Bombay to Bondi

Cover of Unbroken Spirit: A Heroic Story of Faith, Courage and Survival

Unbroken Spirit: A Heroic Story of Faith, Courage and Survival

Yosef Mendelevich

Cover of God's Jury: The Inquisition and the Making of the Modern World

God’s Jury: The Inquisition and the Making of the Modern World

Cover of Subversives: The FBI's War on Student Radicals and Reagan's Rise to Power

Subversives: The FBI’s War on Student Radicals and Reagan’s Rise to Power

Cover of Pressing Israel: Media Bias Exposed from A-Z

Pressing Israel: Media Bias Exposed from A‑Z

Cover of The Last Great Senate: Courage and Statesmanship in Times of Crisis

The Last Great Senate: Courage and Statesmanship in Times of Crisis

Cover of The Candidate: What It Takes To Win -- And Hold -- The White House

The Candidate: What It Takes To Win — And Hold — The White House

Cover of Two Rings: A Story of Love and War

Two Rings: A Story of Love and War

Millie Werber and Eve Keller

Cover of Women from the Ankle Down: The Story of Shoes and How They Define Us

Women from the Ankle Down: The Story of Shoes and How They Define Us

Rachelle Bergstein

Cover of Hidden America: From Coal Miners to Cowboys, an Extraordinary Exploration of the Unseen People Who Make This Country Work

Hidden America: From Coal Miners to Cowboys, an Extraordinary Exploration of the Unseen People Who Make This Country Work

Jeanne Marie Laskas

Cover of Jewish Jocks: An Unorthodox Hall of Fame

Jewish Jocks: An Unorthodox Hall of Fame

Franklin Foer and Marc Tracy, eds.

Cover of Helga's Diary

Helga’s Diary

Helga Weiss; Francine Prose, intro.