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Essay Reading Freedom Summer by Dina WeinsteinBooks on the 1964 Mississippi Freedom Summer are classified under African American history and civil rights. But the project was rife with Jewish… Dina Weinstein June 18, 2014
Essay The Path of a Wandering Jew Earlier this week, Devan Sipher shared six things he learned writing about weddings for The New York Times. He is a writer of the Vows wedding column in The New York… Devan Sipher June 18, 2014
Essay Holocaust Education: The Missing Piece Margareta Ackerman is a professor, researcher, author and granddaughter of Holocaust survivor Srulik Ackerman. She received her Ph.D. in Computer Science… Margareta Ackerman June 17, 2014
Essay 6 Things I Learned Writing About Weddings For The New York Times Devan Sipher is a writer of the Vows wedding column in The New York Times and the author of the novels The Scenic Route and The Wedding Beat. He has also written for… Devan Sipher June 16, 2014
Essay A Jew in a Plexiglas Box Earlier this week, Nicholas Kulish wrote about being asked the question, “What’s a Nazi?”, in South Sudan and the Rosencrantzs and Guildensterns of history. His most… Nicholas Kulish June 13, 2014
Essay A Self-Published David Faces His Goliath at the JBC Network Conference Each year, authors participating in the JBC Network program gather at the annual conference to pitch their book to the representatives of over a hundred… David A. Kalis June 13, 2014