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Essay Can Israel Help American Jews Recall Their Own Forgotten Heroes? Earlier this week, M. M. Silver wrote about the riches in Louis Marshall’s archive. He will be blogging here this week for Jewish Book Council and… M. M. Silver February 27, 2013
Essay Sifriyat Pijama Grows Up by Galina VromenWhen you see a newborn and then watch her four years later, climbing to the top of the jungle gym, you can’t believe it’s the same child. That’s the… Galina Vromen February 27, 2013
Essay A Story of Hope by Anna OlswangerAn agent and author reflects on why she wrote her newest bookThe year I became a literary agent, an independent press published my first… Anna Olswanger February 26, 2013
Essay Obsession in Blue Baruch and Judy Sterman’s The Rarest Blue: The Remarkable Story of an Ancient Color Lost to History and Rediscovered is now available. They will be blogging here all… Baruch Sterman, Judy Sterman February 26, 2013
Essay Ten Percent of American Jewry’s Top 100 List M. M. Silver is a modern Jewish history scholar at Max Stern College of Emek Yezreel in Israel. His newest book, Louis Marshall and the Rise of Jewish… M. M. Silver February 25, 2013
Essay Places Never Seen Earlier this week, Jay Neugeboren wrote about the title story of his third collection and the art of silence. He has been blogging here all week for Jewish Book Council… Jay Neugeboren February 22, 2013