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Essay Asher Lev as a Model for Rembrandt Earlier this week, Nina Siegal wrote about being Jewish in Amsterdam. Her newest novel, The Anatomy Lesson, is now available. She will be blogging here all week for… Nina Siegal June 25, 2014
Essay On Writing Jewish Books For Children by Leslie A. Kimmelman “Why do you write so many Jewish books for kids?” I’m asked frequently. The truth is, writing Jewish books for kids was never my intention. Judaism… Leslie Kimmelman June 25, 2014
Essay Downton Abbey Made Me Do It This week, JBC Network author Wendy Wax, the author of While We Were Watching Downton Abbey, blogs for The Postscript on the inspiration for writing her newest book. … Wendy Wax June 24, 2014
Essay On Being Jewish in Amsterdam Nina Siegal grew up in New York City and Great Neck, Long Island, but these days she lives in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, where she works as an author and a frequent… Nina Siegal June 23, 2014
Essay A Legacy of Fear Earlier this week, Devan Sipher wrote about a travel story in the bible that goes terribly wrong and shared six things he learned writing about weddings for The New… Devan Sipher June 20, 2014
Essay Writing About The Holocaust Earlier this week, Margareta Ackerman wrote about trying to reconcile her granfather’s happy personality with the horrors he suffered during the Holocaust.… Margareta Ackerman June 19, 2014