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Essay Convertibles in the Snow Jennifer Traig, author of Well Enough Alone: A Cultural History of My Hypochondria, is guest-blogging all week for MyJewishLearning and… Jennifer Traig September 22, 2009
News Readers Dissect Tony Horwitz’s review of Israel is Real Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterSteve Coates of the NY Times Paper Cuts Blog shares readers’ letters in response to Tony Horwitz’s review of Israel Is… JBC Staff September 2, 2009
Essay Celebrating the Global People Charles London, author of Far from Zion: In Search of a Global Jewish Community, is guest-blogging for MyJewishLearning and the Jewish Book… Charles London August 10, 2009
Essay Tablet on Yoel Hoffmann Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterTablet featured this week’s Jewish Book Council recommended read (sign up for our weekly e‑mails here) Curriculum… Naomi Firestone-Teeter July 16, 2009
News Writers and Poets Run Israeli Newspaper Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterGalleycat reported Friday that Haaretzsurprised 50,000 readers last week by turning over the newspaper to writers and poets.… JBC Staff June 15, 2009
Essay Israeli writer Gail Hareven in the New Yorker Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterRead Israeli writer Gail Hareven’s short story “The Slows” in The New Yorker.A review of Weber’s most recent title, The… Naomi Firestone-Teeter April 27, 2009
News More Israeli Authors at PEN World Voices Festival Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterAfter posting the earlier link to the Israeli authors at the PEN World Voices Festival, I received news that there are two more… JBC Staff March 30, 2009
Essay Fleeing the News! Posted by Naomi FirestoneWhile in Israel last month for Jerusalem International Book Fair, I had the pleasure of spending time with Ilana Kurshan. Ilana,… Ilana Kurshan March 11, 2009
News A Word from the Israeli Literary Front Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterThe Jewish Book Council has spent the past few days at Jerusalem International Book Fair and so, keeping with the Israel theme, we offer… Naomi Firestone-Teeter February 17, 2009
Recommended Reading Waltz with Bashir: The Book Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterCreated simultaneously with the Award winning film, Waltz With Bashir: A Lebanon War Story (Ari Folman and David… Naomi Firestone-Teeter February 2, 2009
Recommended Reading Janna Gur on Hummus Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterRemember the JBC’s earlier post about the delicious new cookbook New Israeli Food by Janna Gur? Well, lucky for us, Janna will be guest… JBC Staff December 16, 2008
