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Essay

Younger Than That Now

Ear­li­er this week, Kathy Ebel wrote about her Ger­man-Jew­ish fam­i­ly and Nice Jew­ish Girl pro­tag­o­nists from New York City. Her first nov­el, Clau­dia Sil­ver to the…
Kathy Ebel
June 20, 2013
Essay

When You’re A Jet You Stay A Jet

Ear­li­er this week, Kathy Ebel wrote about Nice Jew­ish Girl pro­tag­o­nists from New York City. Her first nov­el, Clau­dia Sil­ver to the Res­cue (Houghton Mif­flin…
Kathy Ebel
June 19, 2013
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Inter­view: Jay Neugeboren

by Beth KissileffI recent­ly had an oppor­tu­ni­ty to speak with vet­er­an author Jay Neuge­boren by phone for Jew­ish Book Coun­cil. This was appro­pri­ate because the abil­i­ty…
Beth Kissileff
June 18, 2013
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Book Cov­er of the Week: Some Day

Post­ed by Nao­mi Firestone-TeeterNew Ves­sel Press, an inde­pen­dent pub­lish­ing house found­ed in NYC last year, is about to release their first six titles. Spe­cial­iz­ing in…
Nao­mi Firestone-Teeter
June 18, 2013
Essay

Nice Jew­ish Girls Fin­ish Whole

Kathy Ebel, a first-gen­er­a­tion Amer­i­can, was born in Man­hat­tan. Her blog, Father­land: There’s No Place Like Home, or How and Why a Nice Jew­ish Girl Asked…
Kathy Ebel
June 17, 2013
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Inter­view: Marc Tracy

by Elise Coop­erJew­ish Jocks: An Unortho­dox Hall of Fame, which won a 2012 Nation­al Jew­ish Book Award, is a col­lec­tion of essays com­piled by Franklin Foer and…
Elise Coop­er
June 17, 2013
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