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Essay A Lonely Golem Earlier this week, Matthue Roth wrote about why kids love scary stories. He will be blogging here all week for Jewish Book Council and MyJewishLearning.I was trying to… Matthue Roth June 26, 2013
Essay Why Kids Love Scary Stories Matthue Roth’s newest book is My First Kafka: Rodents, Runaways, and Giant Bugs. He lives in Brooklyn with his family and keeps a secret diary at www.matthue.com. He… Matthue Roth June 25, 2013
Essay Anne Frank Unbound and Justin Bieber by Nat BernsteinIn honor of the upcoming anniversary of the Frank’s entry into hiding (July 6th), Nat Bernstein explores a recent book from Indiana… Nat Bernstein June 24, 2013
Essay Organized Crime and Kosher Food Certification Timothy D. Lytton is the author of the recently published Kosher: Private Regulation in the Age of Industrial Food (Harvard University Press). He… Timothy D. Lytton June 24, 2013
Essay Younger Than That Now Earlier this week, Kathy Ebel wrote about her German-Jewish family and Nice Jewish Girl protagonists from New York City. Her first novel, Claudia Silver to the… Kathy Ebel June 20, 2013
Essay When You’re A Jet You Stay A Jet Earlier this week, Kathy Ebel wrote about Nice Jewish Girl protagonists from New York City. Her first novel, Claudia Silver to the Rescue (Houghton Mifflin… Kathy Ebel June 19, 2013