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Essay The Evolution of a Page: jobnik! 8, Page 11 Miriam Libicki, an American Jewish girl from a religious home, enlists in the Israeli Army one summer against everyone’s better judgment. Many qualities seem to… Miriam Libicki May 24, 2010
Essay Fiction from The New Yorker: Nathan Englander Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterThis coming week’s New Yorker features fiction by Nathan Englander: “Free Fruit for Young Widows”When the Egyptian President… Nathan Englander May 14, 2010
Essay Notes from Mishkenot Sha’ananim: Aharon Appelfeld and Nicole Krauss Bob Goldfarb has been blogging all week at the Writers’ Festival at Mishkenot Sha’ananim. More than a generation separates novelist Nicole Krauss,… Bob Goldfarb May 7, 2010
Essay Notes from Mishkenot Sha’ananim: JSF and Amir Gutfreund Bob Goldfarb has been blogging about the Writers’ Festival at Mishkenot Sha’ananim all week. Stay tuned for his final post later today.Jonathan Safran… Bob Goldfarb May 7, 2010
Essay Longing So far this week, Dani Shapiro wrote about moving from Jewish N.Y. to churchy Connecticut and how to find Jews in the suburbs.When I started… Dani Shapiro May 7, 2010
Essay Notes from Mishkenot Sha’ananim: Paul Auster and David Grossman In his previous posts on the Writers’ Festival at Mishkenot Sha’ananim, Bob Goldfarb wrote about the panel “Ashes and Ink: Contemporary Holocaust Writing,”… Bob Goldfarb May 6, 2010
