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Essay Transforming the Magical Earlier this week, Baruch and Judy Sterman wrote about their obsession with blue. They have been blogging here all week for Jewish Book Council and MyJewishLearning.We… Baruch Sterman, Judy Sterman February 28, 2013
Essay Can Israel Help American Jews Recall Their Own Forgotten Heroes? Earlier this week, M. M. Silver wrote about the riches in Louis Marshall’s archive. He will be blogging here this week for Jewish Book Council and… M. M. Silver February 27, 2013
Essay Sifriyat Pijama Grows Up by Galina VromenWhen you see a newborn and then watch her four years later, climbing to the top of the jungle gym, you can’t believe it’s the same child. That’s the… Galina Vromen February 27, 2013
Recommended Reading Top 25 Literary Classics About Israel During the JFNAGA this past November, JBC shared a list of 25 famous literary classics in the areas of Judaism and Zionism with the Israel Forever Foundation.… JBC Staff February 1, 2013
Essay From Stanislawow to Beach Music Cliff Graubart is the author of The Curious Vision of Sammy Levitt and Other Stories (Mercer University Press, 2012). He will be blogging here all week for Jewish Book… Cliff Graubart January 7, 2013
Nonfiction Be Strong and of Good Courage: How Israel’s Most Important Leaders Shaped Its Destiny Dennis Ross David Makovsky
Nonfiction To Heal The World?: How the Jewish Left Corrupts Judaism and Endangers Israel Jonathan Neumann
Nonfiction Intermission: How Fervor, Frienships and Faith Took Me to the Second Act Mindie Barnett