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Essay Gal Beckerman Accepts 2010 Jewish Book of the Year Award On Wednesday, March 9th, Gal Beckerman accepted the 2010 Jewish Book of the Year Award for When They Come for Us, We’ll Be Gone: The Epic Struggle to Save Soviet… Gal Beckerman March 11, 2011
Essay Sharon Pomerantz Reflects on TribeFest Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterEarlier this week, the Jewish Book Council sent a few NETWORK authors to TribeFest. We set up two panels:A PEEP SHOW OPERATOR… Sharon Pomerantz March 11, 2011
Essay Cynthia Ozick Accepts Jewish Book Council’s Lifetime Achievement Award On Wednesday, March 9th, the Jewish Book Council was pleased to present Cynthia Ozick, “the grande dame of Jewish literature,” with the 2010 Lifetime Achievement… JBC Staff March 11, 2011
Essay Are You, Or Have You Ever Been, a Jewish Writer? Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterGabriel Brownstein reflects on what it means to be a Jewish writer, muses on the classic greats (Roth, Ozick, Malamud, Bellow),… JBC Staff March 4, 2011
Essay Reimagining the Talmud Earlier this week, Aaron Roller, an editor of Mima’amakim, wrote about the Jewish Austin Powers and the Jewish poetry conspiracy.I knew something… Aaron Roller March 4, 2011
Essay Samuel Thrope: International Historian of Mystery On Monday, Aaron Roller, an editor of Mima’amakim, wrote about the Jewish poetry conspiracy.Of all the poets whose work I’ve come across while reviewing… Aaron Roller March 2, 2011