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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
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
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
Nonfiction The Unspoken Alliance: Israel’s Secret Relationship with Apartheid South Africa Sasha Polakow-Suransky
Nonfiction My Race: A Jewish Girl Growing up Under Apartheid in South Africa Lorraine Lotzof Abramson
