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Emily Schneider Emily Schneider writes about literature, feminism, and culture for Tablet, The Forward, The Horn Book, and other publications, and writes about children’s books on her blog. She has a Ph.D. in Romance Languages and Literatures. Website Reviews Articles Children’s Bedtime for Maziks Yael Levy, Nabila Adani (Illustrator) Fiction The Jewish Brigade Marvano, Montana Kane (Translator) Fiction A Visit to Moscow Anna Olswanger, adapted from a story by Rabbi Rafael Grossman, Yevgenia Nayberg (Illustrator) Children’s You Are a Star, Ruth Bader Ginsburg Dean Robbins, Sarah Green (Illustrator) Nonfiction Admiral Hyman Rickover: Engineer of Power Marc Wortman Children’s Lights in the Night Chris Barash, Maya Shleifer (Illustrator) Fiction Flight: A Novel of a Daring Escape During World War II Vanessa Harbour Children’s Gitty and Kvetch Caroline Kusin Pritchard, Ariel Landy (Illustrator) Nonfiction Alias Anna: A True Story of Outwitting the Nazis Susan Hood Greg Dawson Nonfiction Why Is Everybody Yelling?: Growing Up in My Immigrant Family Marisabina Russo Children’s Big Dreams, Small Fish Paula Cohen Children’s Meet the Hamantaschen Alan Silberberg Fiction Coming of Age: 13 B’nai Mitzvah Stories Jonathan Rosen and Henry Herz (Editors) Children’s The Welcome Chair Rosemary Wells, Jerry Pinkney (Illustrator) Children’s Tía Fortuna’s New Home: A Jewish Cuban Journey Ruth Behar; Devon Holzwarth, illus. Pagination Previous page ‹‹ Page 11 Next page ›› Interview Portal to Passover: A Conversation with Dara Horn Emily Schneider March 17, 2025 Interview Roots and Branches: A Conversation with Elisa Boxer and Alianna Rozentsveig Emily Schneider February 12, 2025 Essay Bette Greene’s ‘Summer of My German Soldier’: Bad Family and an Unlikely Savior Emily Schneider August 19, 2024 Essay—From the Journal A Seder with Babar the Elephant Emily Schneider April 22, 2024 Interview How to Tell an Essential Story: A Conversation with Steve Sheinkin Emily Schneider February 8, 2024 Essay Still Beni: The Life of Jane Breskin Zalben’s Iconic Bear Emily Schneider October 23, 2023 Interview Gender and Jewish Identity as Part of the Recipe: A Conversation with Jennieke Cohen Emily Schneider February 9, 2023 Interview Rebuilding a Jewish Past: A Conversation with Chana Stiefel and Susan Gal Emily Schneider November 4, 2022 Interview Breaking Down Walls: A Conversation with Nancy Churnin Emily Schneider May 2, 2022 Essay Searching for Jewish Identity in Two Judy Blume Novels Emily Schneider February 11, 2022 Essay Jewish Identity in Three Novels by E.L. Konigsburg Emily Schneider June 7, 2021 Interview ‘It’s a Story First’: A Conversation with Amy Hest Emily Schneider April 12, 2021 Pagination Page 1 Next page ››
Fiction A Visit to Moscow Anna Olswanger, adapted from a story by Rabbi Rafael Grossman, Yevgenia Nayberg (Illustrator)
Children’s Tía Fortuna’s New Home: A Jewish Cuban Journey Ruth Behar; Devon Holzwarth, illus.
Interview Roots and Branches: A Conversation with Elisa Boxer and Alianna Rozentsveig Emily Schneider February 12, 2025
Essay Bette Greene’s ‘Summer of My German Soldier’: Bad Family and an Unlikely Savior Emily Schneider August 19, 2024
Interview How to Tell an Essential Story: A Conversation with Steve Sheinkin Emily Schneider February 8, 2024
Interview Gender and Jewish Identity as Part of the Recipe: A Conversation with Jennieke Cohen Emily Schneider February 9, 2023
Interview Rebuilding a Jewish Past: A Conversation with Chana Stiefel and Susan Gal Emily Schneider November 4, 2022