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    Bob Gold­farb

    Bob Gold­farb is Pres­i­dent Emer­i­tus of Jew­ish Cre­ativ­i­ty International.

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    Notes from Mishkenot Sha’ananim: Zeruya Shalev and Siri Hustvedt

    In his last posts, Bob Gold­farb, a reg­u­lar review­er for Jew­ish Book World, wrote about the pan­el ​“Ash­es and Ink: Con­tem­po­rary Holo­caust Writ­ing” and…
    Bob Gold­farb
    May 6, 2010
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    Notes from Mishkenot Sha’ananim: Mon­te­fiore and Oz

    In his last post, Bob Gold­farb, a reg­u­lar review­er for Jew­ish Book World, wrote about the pan­el ​“Ash­es and Ink: Con­tem­po­rary Holo­caust Writ­ing.” He is…
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    May 5, 2010
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    Notes from Mishkenot Sha’ananim: Holo­caust Writing

    This week Bob Gold­farb, a reg­u­lar review­er for Jew­ish Book World, is blog­ging about the Inter­na­tion­al Writ­ers’ Fes­ti­val at Mishkenot Sha’ananim in…
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    May 4, 2010

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