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    on literature

    Essay

    Mon­sters, Mag­ic, and Imag­i­na­tion: Writ­ing Jew­ish Fantasy

    Cas­san­dra Clare
    October 9, 2023
    Essay

    How Jew­ish­ness Comes and Goes

    Ben Purk­ert
    July 31, 2023
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    Amos Oz: The Lega­cy of a Writer in Israel and Beyond
    Ranen Omer-Sher­man
    Essay

    On Writ­ing Jew­ish Protagonists

    Rachel Lynn Solomon
    June 30, 2023
    Essay

    Moscow, Mar­riage, and Mur­der: Writ­ing a Cold War Thriller

    Paul Gold­berg
    June 5, 2023
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    Pray­ing with Jane Eyre: Reflec­tions on Read­ing as a Sacred Practice
    Vanessa Zoltan
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    The Diaries of Franz Kafka
    Franz Kafka; Ross Benjamin, trans.
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    End­less Flight: The Life of Joseph Roth 
    Keiron Pim
    Essay

    You Can’t Be a Jew(ish Poet) Alone: A Guide to Find­ing Community

    David Eben­bach
    April 10, 2023
    Recommended Reading

    Ten Jew­ish Writ­ers Share Their Passover Read­ing Recommendations

    JBC Staff
    March 27, 2023
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    Zel­da Pop­kin: The Life and Times of an Amer­i­can Jew­ish Woman Writer
    Jere­my D. Popkin
    Essay

    Desanc­ti­fy­ing Kafka

    Ross Ben­jamin
    January 9, 2023
    Essay

    The Dif­fer­ences Between Us

    Arman­do Lucas Correa
    January 9, 2023
    Essay—From the Journal

    Fan­ny Gold­stein and the Gospel of the Jew­ish Book

    Sil­via P. Glick
    December 21, 2022
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    Return­ing from Silence: Jenny’s Story
    Michèle Sarde, Ruper Swyer, trans; 
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    Onto Cen­ter Stage: The Bib­li­cal Woman
    Sara Reguer
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