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Nonfiction The Blessing and the Curse: The Jewish People and Their Books in the Twentieth Century Adam Kirsch
Essay Cynthia Ozick Accepts Jewish Book Council’s Lifetime Achievement Award On Wednesday, March 9th, the Jewish Book Council was pleased to present Cynthia Ozick, “the grande dame of Jewish literature,” with the 2010 Lifetime Achievement… JBC Staff March 11, 2011
Essay Are You, Or Have You Ever Been, a Jewish Writer? Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterGabriel Brownstein reflects on what it means to be a Jewish writer, muses on the classic greats (Roth, Ozick, Malamud, Bellow),… JBC Staff March 4, 2011