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    Joseph Win­kler

    Joseph Win­kler is a free­lance writer liv­ing in New York City. He writes for Vol1Brooklyn, The Huff­in­g­ton Post, Jew­cy, and oth­er sites. While not writ­ing, Joe is get­ting a Mas­ters in Eng­lish Lit­er­a­ture at City Col­lege. To sup­port his extrav­a­gant lifestyle, Joe also tutors and unabashed­ly babysits. Check out his blog at nocon​ver​sa​tion​left​be​hind​.blogspot​.com.
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    Dieter Kuhn; Linda Marianiello, trans.
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    Leonid Tsypkin; Jamey Gambrell, trans.
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    Yoram Hazony
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    The Mid­dlesteins
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    Interview

    Celebri­ty, Judaism, and the Low­er East Side: An Inter­view with Roy­al Young

    by Joseph Win­klerRoy­al Young’s mem­oir, Fame Shark, was pub­lished last month by Heliotrope Books. Read his Vis­it­ing Scribe posts here.Joseph Win­kler: Your book is…
    Joseph Win­kler
    July 25, 2013
    Interview

    A Con­ver­sa­tion with Joshua Henkin

    Post­ed by Joseph WinklerAt one point, I couldn’t tell if I was inter­view­ing Joshua Henkin, author of the splen­did new book, The World With­out You, or if we were…
    Joseph Win­kler
    June 20, 2012
    Essay

    Five Jew­ish Writ­ers Walk Into a Bookstore…

    Post­ed by Joseph WinklerA Jew­ish joke: what do you get when you stick five con­tem­po­rary, tal­ent­ed Jew­ish writ­ers on a panel?A. 10 opin­ions on what con­sti­tutes…
    Joseph Win­kler
    March 22, 2012

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