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Essay The Hebrew Translator on Translation In our April JBC Bookshelf, we featured a pdf version of an article that first appeared in the summer 2007 issue of Jewish Book World. We thought it would be… Jessica Cohen April 19, 2012
Recommended Reading JBC Bookshelf: Translations and Boundaries Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterWhile not all of this month’s offerings are translations, there are quite a few in this round’s mix, which makes JBCers… Naomi Firestone-Teeter April 19, 2012
Fiction Suddenly, a Knock at the Door Etgar Keret; Nathan Englander, Miriam Shlesinger, Sondra Silverston, trans.
Essay Book Cover of the Week: Second Person Singular Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterComing in April from Grove Press:Acclaimed novelist Sayed Kashua, the creator of the groundbreaking Israeli sitcom, “Arab Labor,”… Naomi Firestone-Teeter February 7, 2012
Poetry With an Iron Pen: Twenty Years of Hebrew Protest Poetry Tal Nitzan and Rachel Tzvia Back, eds.
