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Interview Meet Sami Rohr Prize Winner Ayelet Tsabari Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterThe announcement of the year’s Sami Rohr Prize finalists is always one of the absolute highlights of my year. Each year, the books reflect… Naomi Firestone-Teeter February 4, 2015
Interview Interview with Menachem Z. Rosensaft by Nat BernsteinMenachem Z. Rosensaft is the editor of the recently published God, Faith & Identity from the Ashes: Reflections of Children and… Nat Bernstein January 26, 2015
Interview Interview: Liad Shoham by Elise CooperJewish Book Council recently spoke with Liad Shoham about his new book, Asylum City.Elise Cooper: I didn’t know Israel has an illegal… Elise Cooper January 20, 2015
Interview Interview: Sarah Wildman by Annette GendlerSarah Wildman’s Paper Love: Searching for the Girl My Grandfather Left Behind, her story of looking for the woman her grandfather left behind, is… Annette Gendler January 15, 2015
Interview Interview: Yossi Klein Halevi Yossi Klein Halevi’s first book, Memoirs of a Jewish Extremist, was first published in 1995 and was reprinted in fall 2014. At the Entrance to the Garden of Eden:… Philip K. Jason January 13, 2015
Interview Interview: Anita Diamant by Laurel CoronaJewish Book Council recently sat down with Anita Diamant, author of The Red Tent, whose most recent book, The Boston Girl, was published in December by… Laurel Corona January 6, 2015