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Essay Feeding Other Writers, and Myself Yesterday, Nora Gold wrote about Leah Goldberg, poetry, and the title for her newest book, Fields of Exile. She has been blogging here all week for Jewish Book Council and… Nora Gold June 3, 2014
Essay Understanding the Villains; or, Stranger than Fiction Yesterday, Boris Fishman wrote about the importance of documenting your family history. His debut novel A Replacement Life was published today by… Boris Fishman June 3, 2014
Essay It’s the First Week of June. Do You Know Where Your Family History Is? Boris Fishman immigrated from the USSR at nine. He studied Russian literature at Princeton, was on staff at The New Yorker, co-wrote the US Senate’s Hurricane… Boris Fishman June 2, 2014
Essay Leah Goldberg, Me, and the Search for a Title for my New Book Nora Gold’s book, Fields of Exile, is the first novel about anti-Israelism on campus. It was picked by The Forward as one of “The 5 Jewish Books To Read in 2014,″ and… Nora Gold June 2, 2014
Essay Research and the Power of Bashert Last week, Steven Pressman wrote about a recent visit to Vienna and bringing an extraordinary act of quiet heroism to light. He is the author of the recently… Steven Pressman May 26, 2014
Essay Vienna: A Stroll Through a Haunted City Earlier this week, Steven Pressman wrote about bringing an extraordinary act of quiet heroism to light. He is the author of the recently published book 50 Children:… Steven Pressman May 21, 2014
