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Interview Emerging Voices Interview: Shulem Deen Shulem Deen is the author of the recently published memoir All Who Go Do Not Return (Graywolf Press). JBC Staff: I think that sometimes the way in which… JBC Staff April 23, 2015
Interview Interview: Barbara Krasner by Barbara BietzBarbara Krasner is an author, educator, and creator of The Whole Megillah blog. I have the good fortune of serving with Barbara on the Sydney… Babara Bietz April 21, 2015
Interview Interview: Matthue Roth by Elie LichtscheinElie Lichtenstein recently spoke with Matthue Roth about his newest book, The Gobblings.Elie Lichtschein: You’ve written both novels and picture books.… Elie Lichtschein April 15, 2015
Interview Interview: Brian Morton by Beth KissileffFlorence Gordon, Brian Morton’s fifth novel, engages with the terrain of the other — New York Jewish intellectuals. The heroine is a professor… Beth Kissileff April 13, 2015
Interview Interview: Eric Lichtblau by Elise CooperThe Nazis Next Door by Eric Lichtblau is a compelling reminder of how quickly man’s inhumanity to man has been forgotten. Many in the FBI, CIA, the… Elise Cooper April 2, 2015
Interview Interview: George Lerner by Beth KissileffAs a television producer across the globe for CNN, PBS, and other media outlets, George Lerner has to keep to thirty frames per second (the… Beth Kissileff March 31, 2015