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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
Essay Spicing Children’s Literature with Jewish Humor and Jewish Life Posted by Nat BernsteinThe 16th Annual Jewish Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators Seminar was held on Sunday, November 2nd at the Jewish Book Council… Nat Bernstein November 14, 2014
Essay The Boy with the Duffle Bag Earlier this week, Mike Kelly wrote about looking into the bombmaker who built the bomb that blew up a bus on Jaffa Road in 1996 and his journey from 9/11 to… Mike Kelly November 14, 2014
Essay The Eyes of the Bombmaker Earlier this week, Mike Kelly wrote about his journey from 9/11 to Jerusalem’s Jaffa Road. His newest book, The Bus on Jaffa Road: A Story of Middle East Terrorism… Mike Kelly November 12, 2014
