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Essay A Jewish Thanksgiving in Avalon Earlier this week, Harry Brod wrote about Jews not have a “middle range,” speaking backwards, a couple of sayings with which he disagrees and why he always… Harry Brod December 21, 2012
Nonfiction From the Lower East Side to Hollywood: Jews in American Popular Culture Paul Buhle
Nonfiction The New Jew in Film: Exploring Jewishness and Judaism in Contemporary Cinema Dr. Nathan Abrams
Nonfiction Acting Jewish: Negotiating Ethnicity on the American Stage and Screen Henry Bial
Nonfiction Sit, Ubu, Sit: How I Went From Brooklyn to Hollywood With the Same Woman, the Same Dog, and a Lot Less Hair Gary David Goldberg
Visual Arts Driven to Darkness: Jewish Emigre Directors and the Rise of Film Noir Vincent Brook
Essay The Ones That Missed the Cut Earlier this week, Saul Austerlitz wrote about his recent author tour and five not-as-terrible-as-you-think movies. He has been blogging all week… Saul Austerlitz February 4, 2011
Essay JBC Bookshelf: Icy Day Edition Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterGosh, it never ends. But, bad weather = more time to read, so we’re not complaining too much! On the book award front – Cynthia Ozick and… Saul Austerlitz February 2, 2011
Essay Five Not-As-Terrible-As-You-Think Comedy Movies On Monday, Saul Austerlitz wrote about his recent author tour. He will be blogging all week for MyJewishLearning and the Jewish Book… Saul Austerlitz February 2, 2011
Essay Messing Around on Tour Saul Austerlitz is the author of Another Fine Mess: A History of American Film Comedy. He will be blogging all week for MyJewishLearning and… Saul Austerlitz January 31, 2011
Essay JBC Bookshelf: Snowy Edition Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterIt’s cold and it’s snowing, but the JBC team is still here to bring you the latest on all things Jewish booky. Need a few… Saul Austerlitz January 7, 2011
