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    Project Aladdin: Ara­bic and Far­si Trans­la­tions of Key Holo­caust Works

    Post­ed by Nao­mi Firestone-TeeterLiel Lei­bovitz of Tablet­Mag looks at Project Aladdin, a new ini­tia­tive to pub­lish Holo­caust works in Far­si and…
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    November 3, 2009
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    Philip Roth on the future of the novel

    Post­ed by Nao­mi Firestone-Teeter Tina Brown of The Dai­ly Beast asks Philip Roth about the future of the novel: Check out the video and let us know what you…
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    October 23, 2009
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    It’s Com­ing Soon…JSF on Eat­ing Animals

    Post­ed By Nao­mi Firestone-TeeterJonathan Safran Foer​‘s newest book Eat­ing Ani­mals will be pub­lished on Novem­ber 2nd by Lit­tle, Brown and Com­pa­ny. Eat­ing…
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    October 14, 2009
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    Josef Burg, Yid­dish author, dies at 97

    Post­ed by Nao­mi Firestone-TeeterThe New York Times reports on the death of Josef Burg, one of the last Yid­dish authors in East­ern Europe, whose death on August 10, 2009,…
    JBC Staff
    October 7, 2009
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    Can’t Think of a Recipe for Sukkot?

    Post­ed by Nao­mi Firestone-TeeterNeed a new recipe for Sukkot? Check out these new cookbooks:Jew­ish Slow Cook­er Recipes (Lau­ra Frankel)In Jew­ish Slow Cook­er…
    JBC Staff
    October 1, 2009
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    Read­ing the Tal­mud on the B Train

    Post­ed by Nao­mi Firestone-TeeterThe New York Times pub­lished an inter­est­ing arti­cle yes­ter­day by Alex­is Main­land on read­ing while trav­el­ing on the NYC sub­way…
    JBC Staff
    September 4, 2009
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    Read­ers Dis­sect Tony Horwitz’s review of Israel is Real

    Post­ed by Nao­mi Firestone-TeeterSteve Coates of the NY Times Paper Cuts Blog shares read­ers’ let­ters in response to Tony Horwitz’s review of Israel Is…
    JBC Staff
    September 2, 2009
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    Holo­caust Nov­el Com­ing Soon from Author of Life of Pie

    Post­ed by Nao­mi Firestone-TeeterLife of Pi author Yann Mar­tel just sold the rights to his third book to Spiegel & Grau. The new book is an alle­go­ry about the…
    JBC Staff
    July 20, 2009
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    Ariel Sabar: A Time to Put Aside the Armor

    Post­ed by Nao­mi Firestone-TeeterAriel Sabar, author of My Father’s Par­adise: A Son’s Search for His Jew­ish Past in Kur­dish Iraq, wrote an essay for last…
    JBC Staff
    July 20, 2009
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    A Mod­ern Men’s Torah Commentary

    Post­ed by Nao­mi Firestone-TeeterDebra Nuss­baum Cohen post­ed on the For­ward​‘s Sis­ter­hood Blog this week about a forth­com­ing book from Jew­ish Lights…
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    July 17, 2009
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    Rather Strange…But We Thought We’d Share

    Post­ed by Nao­mi Firestone-TeeterPhilip Roth laugh sam­ple on a dance track? Yep, it exists. Read more here.
    JBC Staff
    June 25, 2009
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    Tobi Kahn: Exhib­it and Book

    Post­ed by Nao­mi Firestone-TeeterThe Muse­um of Bib­li­cal Art (MOBIA) will present Tobi Kahn: Sacred Spaces for the 21st Cen­tu­ry, an exhi­bi­tion of 30 recent…
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    June 19, 2009

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