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Essay Notes from Mishkenot Sha’ananim: JSF and Amir Gutfreund Bob Goldfarb has been blogging about the Writers’ Festival at Mishkenot Sha’ananim all week. Stay tuned for his final post later today.Jonathan Safran… Bob Goldfarb May 7, 2010
Essay Notes from Mishkenot Sha’ananim: Zeruya Shalev and Siri Hustvedt In his last posts, Bob Goldfarb, a regular reviewer for Jewish Book World, wrote about the panel “Ashes and Ink: Contemporary Holocaust Writing” and… Bob Goldfarb May 6, 2010
Essay Notes from Mishkenot Sha’ananim: Paul Auster and David Grossman In his previous posts on the Writers’ Festival at Mishkenot Sha’ananim, Bob Goldfarb wrote about the panel “Ashes and Ink: Contemporary Holocaust Writing,”… Bob Goldfarb May 6, 2010
Essay Notes from Mishkenot Sha’ananim: Montefiore and Oz In his last post, Bob Goldfarb, a regular reviewer for Jewish Book World, wrote about the panel “Ashes and Ink: Contemporary Holocaust Writing.” He is… Bob Goldfarb May 5, 2010
Essay Notes from Mishkenot Sha’ananim: Holocaust Writing This week Bob Goldfarb, a regular reviewer for Jewish Book World, is blogging about the International Writers’ Festival at Mishkenot Sha’ananim in… Bob Goldfarb May 4, 2010
Essay More on Assaf Gavron… Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterDid you like Assaf Gavron’s posts on the blog last week (find them here)? If so, read more about his new novel, Almost… JBC Staff April 30, 2010
Essay Almost Dead: Gaza, 1988 / Tel Aviv & Jerusalem, 2002 In his last posts, Assaf Gavron wrote about hanging out in the West Bank, moonlighting as an Israeli mover in New York City and about Israeli… Assaf Gavron April 23, 2010
Essay Wild West Bank In his last posts, Assaf Gavron wrote about moonlighting as an Israeli mover in NYC and about Israeli fast food. His most recent book, Almost… Assaf Gavron April 22, 2010
Essay Jerusalem, 1995 – 1996: Eating Standing Up On Monday, Assaf Gavron wrote about moonlighting as an Israeli mover in New York City. His most recent book, Almost Dead, is now available. He’s blogging… Assaf Gavron April 21, 2010
Essay New York, 1998: Research for “Moving” Assaf Gavron’s most recent book, Almost Dead, is now available. He will be blogging for the Jewish Book Council and MyJewishLearning‘s Author… Assaf Gavron April 19, 2010
News Yom Ha’atzmaut Celebration! Come join us on on Monday, April 19th for the Dor Chadash Yom Ha’atzmaut celebration. Jewish Book Council is proud to be one of the sponsors for this… JBC Staff April 14, 2010
Essay A Travel Tip In his last posts, David Rosenberg, whose latest books are A Literary Bible: An Original Translation and An Educated Man: A Dual Biography of… David Rosenberg February 26, 2010
Essay In the Sukkot Market In this special installment of the Jewish Book Council/MyJewishLearning Visiting Scribe series, we spotlight book illustrator and visual artist Eliyahu… Eliyahu Alpern October 14, 2009
News Keep Up-to-date with Hebrew Lit Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterI received the first Institute for the Translation of Hebrew Literature (ITHL) newsletter this week from Liran Golod over at… Naomi Firestone-Teeter October 1, 2009
Essay Convertibles in the Snow Jennifer Traig, author of Well Enough Alone: A Cultural History of My Hypochondria, is guest-blogging all week for MyJewishLearning and… Jennifer Traig September 22, 2009
News Readers Dissect Tony Horwitz’s review of Israel is Real Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterSteve Coates of the NY Times Paper Cuts Blog shares readers’ letters in response to Tony Horwitz’s review of Israel Is… JBC Staff September 2, 2009