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Arts & Culture

Essay

My Song and Dance Grandparents

Alisha Fer­nan­dez Miranda
December 4, 2023
Essay

Con­vert­ing and Insert­ing Jew­ish Iden­ti­ties into Fic­tion (with a Laugh or Two)

Stephanie Bar­bé Hammer
November 27, 2023
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Israel 201: Your Next-Lev­el Guide to the Mag­ic, Mys­tery, and Chaos of Life in the Holy Land
Joel Chasnoff and Benji Lovitt
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Inter­na­tion­al Jew­ish Fic­tion: A Con­ver­sa­tion with Nora Gold

Simona Zaret­sky
October 30, 2023
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Fic­tion
The Glass Chateau
Stephen Kier­nan
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Kugels & Col­lards: Sto­ries of Food, Fam­i­ly, and Tra­di­tion in Jew­ish South Carolina
Rachel Gordin Barnett
Lyssa Klig­man Harvey
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Visu­al Arts
Walk­ers in the City: Jew­ish Street Pho­tog­ra­phers of Mid­cen­tu­ry New York
Deb­o­rah Dash Moore
Essay—Witnessing: Post Oct. 7

To Keep a Lev­el Head

Haim Watz­man
October 11, 2023
News—Witnessing: Post Oct. 7

Jew­ish Book Coun­cil to Share Writ­ers’ First-Hand Accounts

JBC Staff
October 10, 2023
Essay

Return­ing to Cuba: Art Con­ser­va­tion and Fam­i­ly History

Rosa Lowinger
October 9, 2023
Essay

Mon­sters, Mag­ic, and Imag­i­na­tion: Writ­ing Jew­ish Fantasy

Cas­san­dra Clare
October 9, 2023
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The Beau­ty of the Hebrew Let­ter: From Sacred Scrolls to Graffiti
Izzy Plud­win­s­ki
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Fic­tion
Clown Shoes
Robert Markowitz
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Kiki Man Ray: Art, Love, and Rival­ry in 1920s Paris
Mark Braude
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Fic­tion
This Ter­ri­ble True Thing: A Visu­al Novel
Jen­ny Laden
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For Women and Girls Only: Reshap­ing Jew­ish Ortho­doxy Through the Arts in the Dig­i­tal Age
Jes­si­ca Roda
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