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Essay Dreaming in Mother Tongues Earlier this week, Dr. Hannah S. Pressman wrote about the idea behind Choosing Yiddish: New Frontiers of Language and Culture and when she first began to… Hannah S. Pressman February 8, 2013
Essay Finding a Tradition of His Own: A Southern Outsider by Beth KissileffSteve Stern’s most recent collection, The Book of Mischief, was published in September 2012 by Graywolf Press.Steve Stern is, in my opinion, the best… Beth Kissileff February 7, 2013
Essay Yiddish and Us Earlier this week, Dr. Hannah S. Pressman wrote about when she first began to study Yiddish. She will be blogging here all week for Jewish Book Council and… Hannah S. Pressman February 6, 2013
Essay Yiddish and Me Dr. Hannah S. Pressman is the co-editor, with Lara Rabinovitch and Shiri Goren, of Choosing Yiddish: New Frontiers of Language and Culture. She is the editor of… Hannah S. Pressman February 4, 2013
Essay The Last Jew of Boyle Heights Earlier this week, Janice Steinberg wrote about “Djewess Unchained,” the Song of the Sea, and Yiddish inflected English and the audiobook version of her novel The Tin… Janice Steinberg February 1, 2013
Essay Djewess Unchained Earlier this week, Janice Steinberg wrote about the Song of the Sea and Yiddish inflected English and the audiobook version of her novel The Tin Horse. She will be… Janice Steinberg January 31, 2013
