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Recommended Reading Book Cover of the Week: Young Gerber Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterFriedrich Torberg was born in Vienna in 1908 to a Jewish family, but was forced to emigrate to France in 1938 due to Nazi… Naomi Firestone-Teeter September 19, 2012
Recommended Reading Book Cover of the Week: Jewish Radicals Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterIn Jewish Radicals: A Documentary History (published in July by NYU Press), Tony Michels explores the history of Jews and the… Naomi Firestone-Teeter September 11, 2012
Recommended Reading JBC Bookshelf: A Nod Toward the Past Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterEach of these upcoming books nod toward the past in one way or another, be it the republication of the first Jewish cookbook in… Naomi Firestone-Teeter September 10, 2012
Recommended Reading Book Cover of the Week: Approaching You in English Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterApproaching You in English, the first book to appear in English by noted Israeli poet Admiel Kosman, was published last year by… Naomi Firestone-Teeter September 5, 2012
Recommended Reading Book Cover of the Week: An Uncommon Education Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterElizabeth Percer’s debut novel, An Uncommon Education, was published this past May by Harper:Afraid of losing her parents at… Naomi Firestone-Teeter August 29, 2012
Recommended Reading Book Cover of the Week: In Beauty Bright Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterNational Jewish Book Award Winner Gerald Stern’s latest collection of poetry will be published next month by W. W. Norton: … Naomi Firestone-Teeter August 9, 2012
