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Essay On Trailing the Life of Helena Rubinstein Earlier this week, Michèle Fitoussi wrote about her fascination with Helena Rubinstein and her decision to write the biography Helena Rubinstein: The Woman Who… Michèle Fitoussi July 15, 2014
Essay On Writing a Biography of Helena Rubinstein Michèle Fitoussi is the author of screenplays, fiction and non-fiction, including the international bestsellers Superwoman’s had Enough and The Prisoner. She also… Michèle Fitoussi July 14, 2014
Essay The Mothers’ Kaddish Posted by Nat BernsteinWe are all still reeling from the past weeks of terror and grief over the murders of Naftali Fraenkel, Gilad Shaar, Eyal Yifrah, three Jewish young… Nat Bernstein July 11, 2014
Essay My Name is Yusha Josh Weil, author of the recently published The Great Glass Sea, is blogging here today for Jewish Book Council and MyJewishLearning.Any run-in with… Josh Weil July 8, 2014
Essay Gertrude Stein Reissues Focusing on the Artistic Process by Dina WeinsteinGertrude Stein (1874 – 1946) was a rule-breaking poet and writer, supporter of the arts, and salon hostess.The Poetry Foundation describes Stein as… Dina Weinstein June 30, 2014
Essay Novels and the Art of the Mauritshuis Earlier this week, Nina Siegal wrote about Asher Lev as a model for Rembrandt and being Jewish in Amsterdam. Her newest novel, The Anatomy Lesson, is now… Nina Siegal June 27, 2014