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Recommended Reading The Jews and the Second World War: A Reading List Earlier this week, Gwen Edelman wrote about building a walled ghetto in the middle of a city and a recent visit to Warsaw. Her most recent novel, The… Gwen Edelman April 25, 2014 Essay A Ghetto in the Middle of a City Yesterday, Gwen Edelman wrote about a recent visit to Warsaw. Her most recent novel, The Train to Warsaw (Grove Press), is now available. She will be blogging here… Gwen Edelman April 24, 2014 Essay In My Characters’ Shoes Gwen Edelman’s first novel, War Story, was translated into eight languages, won the Prix du Premier Roman Etranger in France, and was a Koret Jewish Book Award… Gwen Edelman April 23, 2014 Essay Bernard Malamud at 100: The Wrong Writer for Our Age by Boris FishmanThis essay appeared in somewhat different form on the website of The Center for Fiction.Bernard Malamud (1914−1986) is the wrong writer for our age. Today’s… Boris Fishman April 23, 2014 Essay Changing Times, Changing Letters, and Moving Forward Earlier this week, Liana Finck wrote about how she discovered A Bintel Brief and shared the history behind the column. Her graphic novel, A Bintel… Liana Finck April 18, 2014 Essay Finding a Story to Tell Earlier this week, Liana Finck shared the history behind the Forward’s Bintel Brief column. Her graphic novel, A Bintel Brief, was published by Ecco. She will be… Liana Finck April 17, 2014 Pagination Previous page Newer Current page299 Next page Older Pagination First page 1 … Page297 Page298 Current page299 Page300 Page301 … Last page 491
Recommended Reading The Jews and the Second World War: A Reading List Earlier this week, Gwen Edelman wrote about building a walled ghetto in the middle of a city and a recent visit to Warsaw. Her most recent novel, The… Gwen Edelman April 25, 2014
Essay A Ghetto in the Middle of a City Yesterday, Gwen Edelman wrote about a recent visit to Warsaw. Her most recent novel, The Train to Warsaw (Grove Press), is now available. She will be blogging here… Gwen Edelman April 24, 2014
Essay In My Characters’ Shoes Gwen Edelman’s first novel, War Story, was translated into eight languages, won the Prix du Premier Roman Etranger in France, and was a Koret Jewish Book Award… Gwen Edelman April 23, 2014
Essay Bernard Malamud at 100: The Wrong Writer for Our Age by Boris FishmanThis essay appeared in somewhat different form on the website of The Center for Fiction.Bernard Malamud (1914−1986) is the wrong writer for our age. Today’s… Boris Fishman April 23, 2014
Essay Changing Times, Changing Letters, and Moving Forward Earlier this week, Liana Finck wrote about how she discovered A Bintel Brief and shared the history behind the column. Her graphic novel, A Bintel… Liana Finck April 18, 2014
Essay Finding a Story to Tell Earlier this week, Liana Finck shared the history behind the Forward’s Bintel Brief column. Her graphic novel, A Bintel Brief, was published by Ecco. She will be… Liana Finck April 17, 2014