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Interview David Bezmozgis on Turning His Short Story, “Natasha,” into a Film Ranen Omer-Sherman April 25, 2017
Children’s Like Finding My Twin: How an Eighth-Grade Class Reunited Two Holocaust Refugees Fern Schumer Chapman
Nonfiction Immigrants Against the State: Yiddish and Italian Anarchism in America Kenyon Zimmer
Essay Why the Time Has Finally Come to Talk about Stabilizing Israel’s Population Earlier this week, The Land Is Full author Alon Tal explained why Israel’s stunning population growth is no cause for celebration. He is guest blogging here all week as… Alon Tal May 18, 2016
Essay Israel’s Extraordinary Population Growth Is No Cause for Celebration Founding directory of the Israel Union for Environmental Defense Alon Tal’s latest book, The Land Is Full, addresses the problems of overpopulation in Israel. He is… Alon Tal May 16, 2016
Interview Interview: A. J. Sidransky with Barbara M. BibelA. J. Sidransky’s novels Forgiving Máximo Rothman and Forgiving Mariela Camacho combine history and mystery to provide readers with… Barbara M. Bibel March 15, 2016
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
Essay Four Generations of Lunch, from India to Australia Elana Benjamin is an Australian freelance writer. In 2014, her work has been published in major Australian publications including The Sydney Morning Herald and… Elana Benjamin December 3, 2014
Nonfiction After They Closed the Gates: Jewish Illegal Immigration to the United States, 1921 – 1965 Libby Garland
