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Essay Bring on the Noise Earlier this week, Tamar Barzel wrote about defining radical Jewish music beyond klezmer. Her first book, New York Noise: Radical Jewish Music and the Downtown Scene… Tamar Barzel December 4, 2014
Essay Four Generations of Lunch, from India to Australia Elana Benjamin is an Australian freelance writer. In 2014, her work has been published in major Australian publications including The Sydney Morning Herald and… Elana Benjamin December 3, 2014
Essay A Jewish Music Koan: What is the Sound of a Klezmer Band Not Playing? Tamar Barzel’s first book, New York Noise: Radical Jewish Music and the Downtown Scene (Indiana University Press, 2014, with a companion website with… Tamar Barzel December 2, 2014
Essay Notes of Forgiveness: Part Two of a Two-Part Blog Yesterday, Maxim D. Shrayer wrote about young Jews lost in Leningrad. His latest book is Leaving Russia: A Jewish Story. He has been blogging here this week for… Maxim D. Shrayer November 25, 2014
Essay Young Jews Lost in Leningrad: Part One of a Two-Part Blog Maxim D. Shrayer is a bilingual writer and a professor at Boston College. Shrayer’s latest book is Leaving Russia: A Jewish Story, a finalist for… Maxim D. Shrayer November 24, 2014
Essay The Classic Jewish Children’s Novel for Thanksgiving, Molly’s Pilgrim Posted by Chava Lansky With Thanksgiving approaching it’s time to pull the classic Jewish children’s novel Molly’s Pilgrim by Barbara Cohen off the shelf. This… Chava Lansky November 21, 2014
