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Essay It’s the First Week of June. Do You Know Where Your Family History Is? Boris Fishman immigrated from the USSR at nine. He studied Russian literature at Princeton, was on staff at The New Yorker, co-wrote the US Senate’s Hurricane… Boris Fishman June 2, 2014
Visual Arts Katz’s: Autobiography of a Delicatessen Jake Dell; Baldomero Fernandez, photographer; Adam Richman, fwd.
Essay The ABC of It: Why Children’s Books Matter by Michal Hoschander MalenThe New York Public Library has curated an outstanding new exhibit titled The ABC of It: Why Children’s Books Matter. On display is… Michal Hoschander Malen March 13, 2014
Essay The City Below Earlier this week, Tova Mirvis wrote about how both novelists and voyeurs watch other people, trying to uncover the hidden parts of their lives. Her newest novel,… Tova Mirvis March 12, 2014
Nonfiction Why Do Only White People Get Abducted by Aliens?: Teaching Lessons from the Bronx Ilana Garon
Nonfiction Black Harlem and the Jewish Lower East Side: Narratives Out of Time Catherine Rottenberg, ed.
Essay Editing the Smallest College Daily in America An anthology of fifty-plus years of Ron Rubin’s published commentary on topics of import to world Jewry, A Jewish Professor’s Political Punditry (Syracuse… Ron Rubin July 25, 2013
Essay Crossing Delancey: Royal Young on Lee Brozgold Earlier this week, Royal Young discussed his decision to change his name, interviewed his grandparents, and wrote about his parents’ reaction to his debut… Royal Young June 13, 2013
Essay From Shtetl to Star: A Jewish Tradition of Changing Names Earlier this week, Royal Young interviewed his grandparents and wrote about his parents’ reaction to his debut memoir Fame Shark. He will be blogging here all week… Royal Young June 12, 2013
Essay I Was Born a Rambling Man Yesterday, David Samuel Levinson wrote about dedicating his first novel, Antonia Lively Breaks the Silence (Algonquin Books). He will be blogging here all week for… David Samuel Levinson June 5, 2013
Essay A Tale of Two Cities: From London to New York We prompted this year’s Sami Rohr Prize awardees to write about “how they came to write their book.” Over the past several weeks, we shared their responses:Digging Deep… Francesca Segal May 29, 2013
Nonfiction Growing Up Golem: How I Survived My Mother, Brooklyn, and Some Really Bad Dates Donna Minkowitz
Essay Statues and Golems Earlier this week, Helene Wecker shared a golem-centric reading list and wrote about writing a novel in two cultures and Dorkdom. She has been blogging here… Helene Wecker April 27, 2013
