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Nonfiction Nathan’s Famous: The First 100 Years of America’s Favorite Frankfurter Company William Handwerker with Jayne Pearl
Children’s All-of-a-Kind Family Downtown Sydney Taylor; Joe Krush & Beth Krush, illus.; June Cummins, fwd.
Essay Discovering the Nuyorican Marrano Ghetto Brother Benji Melendez Julian Voloj is the author of Ghetto Brother: Warrior to Peacemaker, a nonfiction graphic novel about the 1971 Hoe Avenue peace meeting brokered by the Ghetto… Julian Voloj October 5, 2015
Essay Street-Corner Sociology in South Williamsburg Earlier this week, John Benditt pondered whether or not Proust was Jewish and wrote about identity and writing. The Boatmaker is his debut novel. He has been blogging… John Benditt July 24, 2015
Essay Back to the Bronx Earlier this week, Jerome Charyn wrote about New York as a crime novel and growing up Jewish in the Bronx. He is the author of the recently published short story… Jerome Charyn June 19, 2015
Essay New York as a Crime Novel Earlier this week, Jerome Charyn wrote about growing up Jewish in the Bronx. He is the author of the recently published short story collection Bitter Bronx and will be… Jerome Charyn June 17, 2015
Children’s Robert Moses: The Master Builder of New York City Pierre Christin; Olivier Balez, illus.
Nonfiction Crossing Broadway: Washington Heights and the Promise of New York City Robert W. Snyder
Nonfiction Jewish New York: A History and Guide to Neighborhoods, Synagogues, and Eateries Paul M. Kaplan
Essay Addressing the American-Russian-Jewish Identity Crisis, Camera in Hand Alina Bliumis received her BFA from the School of Visual Art in 1999 and a diploma from the Advanced Course in Visual Arts in Fondazione Antonio Ratti, Como, Italy… Alina Bliumis May 11, 2015
