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Fic­tion
All the Shin­ing People
Kathy Friedman
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Non­fic­tion
Irma Stern and the Racial Para­dox of South African Mod­ern Art: Audac­i­ties of Color
LaN­i­tra M. Berger
Essay

Dis­patch from South Africa’s First Jew­ish Lit­er­ary Fes­ti­val, Part II

Recent­ly invit­ed to speak at South Africa’s first-ever fes­ti­val of Jew­ish lit­er­a­ture, The Row­ing Les­son author Anne Lands­man shares the sto­ry of her vis­it and the…
Anne Lands­man
August 10, 2016
Essay

Dis­patch from South Africa’s First Jew­ish Lit­er­ary Fes­ti­val, Part I

Recent­ly invit­ed to speak at South Africa’s first-ever fes­ti­val of Jew­ish lit­er­a­ture, Anne Lands­man shares the sto­ry of her vis­it and the dis­cov­er­ies she made there…
Anne Lands­man
August 8, 2016
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White School­days: Com­ing of Age in Apartheid South Africa
Isme Ben­nie
Interview

Meet Sami Rohr Prize Final­ist Ken­neth Bonert

Post­ed by Nao­mi Firestone-TeeterWith the recent announce­ment of the 2015 Sami Rohr Prize final­ists, we thought you might want to learn a lit­tle more about the five…
Nao­mi Firestone-Teeter
February 11, 2015
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Chil­dren’s
Liba and the Feath­er Thief
Miriam Walfish
Interview

Inter­view: Ken­neth Bonert

by Elise Coop­erThe Lion Seek­er by Ken­neth Bon­ert spans a twen­ty-five year peri­od in South Africa. It delves into a Jew­ish family’s tri­als and tribu­la­tions as…
Elise Coop­er
January 20, 2014
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Chil­dren’s
Liba’s Let­ters
Miriam Walfish; DreaMaker Studio, illus.
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Chil­dren’s
Liba’s Palace
Miriam Walfish; DreaMaker Studio, illus.
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The Unspo­ken Alliance: Israel’s Secret Rela­tion­ship with Apartheid South Africa
Sasha Polakow-Suransky
Cover of My Race: A Jewish Girl Growing up Under Apartheid in South Africa
Non­fic­tion
My Race: A Jew­ish Girl Grow­ing up Under Apartheid in South Africa
Lorraine Lotzof Abramson
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Fic­tion
Ivory from Paradise
David Schmah­mann
Interview

Meet Sami Rohr Prize Finalist…Anne Landsman

Post­ed by Nao­mi Firestone-TeeterSec­ond up in ​“Words from our Finalists”…Anne LandsmanAnne…meet our ReadersReaders…meet AnneWhat are some of the most chal­leng­ing things…
Nao­mi Firestone-Teeter
February 2, 2009

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