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    We Missed These Jew­ish Jocks. Do You Know Them?

    On Tues­day, Marc Tra­cy wrote about Jews in sports and Hol­ly­wood. He will be blog­ging here all week for Jew­ish Book Coun­cil and MyJew­ish­Learn­ing.In the movie Air­plane,…
    Marc Tra­cy
    November 15, 2012
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    The Char­i­ta­ble Side of Jekyll & Hyde

    Today, JBC review­er M. Elias Keller writes about how a core Jew­ish con­cept helped him write his nov­el, Strange Case of Mr. Bod­kin & Father Whitechapel.Although…
    M. Elias Keller
    November 14, 2012
    Essay

    Sports Is Like Hol­ly­wood: They’re Both Jewish!

    Marc Tra­cy is the co-edi­tor of the new book Jew­ish Jocks: An Unortho­dox Hall of Fame. He will be blog­ging here all week for Jew­ish Book Coun­cil and MyJew­ish­Learn­ing.In…
    Marc Tra­cy
    November 13, 2012
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    Wimps

    Ear­li­er this week, Haim Watz­man wrote about how to suc­ceed in acad­e­mia with­out doing any research and Super Tues­day. He has been blog­ging here all week for Jew­ish…
    Haim Watz­man
    November 9, 2012
    Essay

    Writ­ing Biog­ra­phy: The Historian’s Chal­lenge, Part 2

    On Tues­day, Ger­ald Sorin wrote about ambiva­lence toward the genre of biog­ra­phy. Today, he con­sid­ers the ques­tion: Can the biog­ra­ph­er or their read­ers real­ly know the…
    Ger­ald Sorin
    November 8, 2012
    Essay

    How to Suc­ceed in Aca­d­e­mics With­out Doing Any Research

    Ear­li­er this week, Haim Watz­man wrote about Super Tues­day, jour­nal­ism, and love. He will be blog­ging here all week for Jew­ish Book Coun­cil and MyJew­ish­Learn­ing.“Are…
    Haim Watz­man
    November 7, 2012
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