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Essay 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
Essay 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
Essay Writing Biography: The Historian’s Challenge, Part 1 Gerald Sorin’s most recent book, Howard Fast: Life and Literature in the Left Lane, is now available. Gerald won the 2003 National Jewish Book Award in History for… Gerald Sorin November 6, 2012
