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Essay On the Passing of E. L. Doctorow Posted by Evie Saphire-Bernstein“A book is not complete until it’s read. The reader’s mind flows through sentences as through a circuit – it illuminates them and… Evie Saphire-Bernstein July 22, 2015
Essay Israeli Writers Embracing English by Ranen Omer-ShermanBooks Discussed in This EssayThe Best Place on Earth: Stories by Ayelet TsabariTalking to the Enemy by Avner MandelmanThe People of Forever Are… Ranen Omer-Sherman May 19, 2015
Essay American Jewish Writers and Israel Earlier this week, Michael C. Kotzin wrote a two-part series on radical Islamism’s war against the Jews. You can find part one here and part two here. He has been… Michael C. Kotzin May 8, 2015
Essay On Documenting Jewish Fiction Writers & How It Inspired a New Book Thane Rosenbaum is the author of the critically acclaimed novels, The Stranger Within Sarah Stein, The Golems of Gotham, Second Hand Smoke, and the novel-in-stories,… Thane Rosenbaum March 30, 2015
Essay Finding a Place for Contemporary Jewish Literature in Jewish Day Schools Earlier this week, Josh Lambert wrote about the importance of exposing teenagers to great Jewish books. His most recent book is Unclean Lips: Jews, Obscenity, and… Josh Lambert February 5, 2015
Nonfiction Diasporas of the Mind: Jewish and Postcolonial Writing and the Nightmare of History Bryan Cheyette
Essay Asher Lev as a Model for Rembrandt Earlier this week, Nina Siegal wrote about being Jewish in Amsterdam. Her newest novel, The Anatomy Lesson, is now available. She will be blogging here all week for… Nina Siegal June 25, 2014
Essay Understanding the Villains; or, Stranger than Fiction Yesterday, Boris Fishman wrote about the importance of documenting your family history. His debut novel A Replacement Life was published today by… Boris Fishman June 3, 2014
Nonfiction The New Diaspora: The Changing Landscape of American Jewish Fiction Victoria Aarons, Avinoam J. Patt, and Mark Shechner
Essay Bernard Malamud at 100: The Wrong Writer for Our Age by Boris FishmanThis essay appeared in somewhat different form on the website of The Center for Fiction.Bernard Malamud (1914−1986) is the wrong writer for our age. Today’s… Boris Fishman April 23, 2014
Essay On Edith Pearlman Earlier this week, Molly Antopol wrote about Chaim Potok’s The Chosen. Her debut story collection, The UnAmericans, was published this week by W. W. Norton… Molly Antopol February 6, 2014
Essay On Chaim Potok’s The Chosen Molly Antopol is a recent Wallace Stegner Fellow and current Jones Lecturer at Stanford University. She’s a recipient of the 5 Under 35 award from… Molly Antopol February 4, 2014
Interview Interview: Lore Segal by Beth KissileffFrom the time I first remember knowing what a book was, Lore Segal’s Tell Me a Mitzi became my favorite book. The story of New York City… Beth Kissileff January 10, 2014
Essay The Best Overlooked American Jewish Novelist In November, David Evanier wrote about Julius and Ethel Rosenberg and the reissuing of his novel Red Love. He is blogging here this week for Jewish Book Council and… David Evanier December 18, 2013
Essay Can We Print “Motherfucker” Here? Yesterday, Josh Lambert wrote about how he came to write his newest book, Unclean Lips: Obscenity, Jews, and American Culture (NYU Press). He will be blogging here all… Josh Lambert December 17, 2013
