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Nonfiction The Nazi’s Granddaughter: How I Discovered My Grandfather Was a War Criminal Silvia Foti
Children’s The People’s Painter: How Ben Shahn Fought for Justice With Art Cynthia Levinson, Evan Turk (Illustrator)
Nonfiction Rescue the Surviving Souls: The Great Jewish Refugee Crisis of the Seventeenth Century Adam Teller
Nonfiction The Story of an Underground: The Resistance of the Jews of Kovno in the Second World War Dov Levin and Zvie A. Brown; Jessica Setbon, trans.
Nonfiction The Clandestine History of the Kovno Jewish Ghetto Police Anonymous Members of the Kovno Jewish Ghetto Police
Nonfiction Lithuanian Yeshivas of the Nineteenth Century: Creating a Tradition of Learning Shaul Stampfer; Lindsey Taylor-Guthartz, trans.
Nonfiction The Legacy: Teachings for Life from the Great Lithuanian Rabbis Berel Wein & Warren Goldstein
Essay Notes from a Conversation with Dovid Katz: Part Two Earlier this week, Kenneth Bonert, author of the novel The Lion Seeker (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt), shared some notes from the first part of his conversation with… Kenneth Bonert December 5, 2013
Essay Notes from a Conversation with Dovid Katz: Part One Kenneth Bonert’s fiction has appeared in McSweeney’s, Grain, and the Fiddlehead, and his journalism has appeared in the Globe and Mail and other publications. His… Kenneth Bonert December 3, 2013
Interview Meet Sami Rohr Prize Finalist Eliyahu Stern Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterEarlier this month, we heard from Marni Davis, Matti Friedman, and Sarah Bunin Benor. Today we meet Eliyahu Stern, whose first book, The… Naomi Firestone-Teeter October 31, 2013
Essay The Real Flavor of the Streets Earlier this week, Steve Stern wrote about embarking on a quixotic journey and his decision to teach creative writing in Vilnius. He has been blogging here all… Steve Stern September 6, 2012
Essay Illusions and Remembering Yesterday, Steve Stern wrote about his decision to teach creative writing in Vilnius. He will be blogging here for the Jewish Book Council and MyJewishLearning… Steve Stern September 5, 2012
Essay A Yiddishist in Vilnius Steve Stern’s most recent book, The Book of Mischief, is now available. He will be blogging here all week for Jewish Book Council and MyJewishLearning.I had fun in… Steve Stern September 4, 2012
