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Essay Recipes for Kristin Hannah’s The Nightingale Posted by Miri Pomerantz DauberWith the publication of Kristin Hannah’s new book, The Nightingale, earlier this month, JBC Book Clubs worked in cooperation with… Miri Pomerantz Dauber February 11, 2015
Essay Occupational Hazards and Emotional Realities in Writing about the Holocaust Earlier this week, Richard Dean Rosen wrote about Sophie Turner-Zaretsky, one of the subjects of his new book, as well well as how he came to write his recently published… Richard Dean Rosen February 6, 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
Essay Out of Hiding Earlier this week, Richard Dean Rosen wrote about how he came to write his recently published book, Such Good Girls: The Journey of the Holocaust’s Hidden Child Survivors.… Richard Dean Rosen February 4, 2015
Essay The Path From Inspiration to Art This week, Joshua Max Feldman — the author of The Book of Jonah, just released in paperback from Picador—blogs for The Postscript on the mystery of inspiration, its… Joshua Max Feldman February 3, 2015
Essay The Importance of Exposing Teenagers to Great Jewish Books Josh Lambert is the Academic Director of the Yiddish Book Center and a Visiting Assistant Professor of English at the University of Massachusetts,… Josh Lambert February 3, 2015
