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Nonfiction Dirty Wars and Polished Silver: The Life and Times of a War Correspondent Turned Ambassatrix Lynda Schuster
Essay Dominica Earlier this week, Daniel Torday wrote about contemporary Jewish writers in a world post-Philip Roth and alluding to the Torah in the modern novel. He is the… Daniel Torday May 22, 2015
Essay My Wallenberg Education in Budapest, Stockholm, and Moscow Earlier this week, Alan Lelchuk wrote about meeting Daniel Pagliansky, Wallenberg’s KGB interrogator. Lelchuk is the author of the acclaimed novels, American… Alan Lelchuk May 6, 2015
Essay Passover in Pakistan Earlier this week, Rachel Cantor wrote about the power of the Aleph. Her novel, A Highly Unlikely Scenario, or a Neetsa Pizza Employee’s Guide to Saving the… Rachel Cantor January 16, 2014
Nonfiction The Mom Who Took Off On Her Motorcycle: Life Lessons on the Road to Alaska Diana Bletter
Nonfiction Israel, A Spiritual Travel Guide, 2nd Edition: A Companion for the Modern Pilgrim Rabbi Lawrence A. Hoffman