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Essay

Inter­nal Dia­logue: What’s With All the Social Jus­tice Seders?

Post­ed by Nat BernsteinI’m afraid to admit it, but I have lit­tle patience for Passover. Almost none. And the seder least of all.Don’t get me wrong: I observe the…
Nat Bern­stein
April 9, 2015
Essay

Return­ing to Where It All Began

Ear­li­er this week, Thane Rosen­baum gave us a lit­tle flash­back to Mia­mi Beach, 1972 and how E. L. Doc­torow inspired his new nov­el How Sweet It Is! He has been…
Thane Rosen­baum
April 3, 2015
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Inter­view: Eric Lichtblau

by Elise Coop­erThe Nazis Next Door by Eric Licht­blau is a com­pelling reminder of how quick­ly man’s inhu­man­i­ty to man has been for­got­ten. Many in the FBI, CIA, the…
Elise Coop­er
April 2, 2015
Essay

Flash­back: Mia­mi Beach, 1972

Ear­li­er this week, Thane Rosen­baum wrote about how E. L. Doc­torow inspired his new nov­el How Sweet It Is! He will be blog­ging here all week for Jew­ish Book Coun­cil’s…
Thane Rosen­baum
April 1, 2015
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Inter­view: George Lerner

by Beth KissileffAs a tele­vi­sion pro­duc­er across the globe for CNN, PBS, and oth­er media out­lets, George Lern­er has to keep to thir­ty frames per sec­ond (the…
Beth Kissileff
March 31, 2015
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Excerpt: Do the KIND Thing by Daniel Lubetzky

We all know that KIND bars are your favorite snack on the go, but do you know the sto­ry behind this incred­i­ble brand, not to men­tion its Jew­ish con­nec­tion? Today we offer…
Daniel Lubet­zky
March 30, 2015
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