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Fiction How Yiddish Changed America and How America Changed Yiddish Ilan Stavans Josh Lambert
Interview ‘Depth and Luminosity’: A Conversation with David Kassan Samantha Baskind February 4, 2020
‘Sacred Stories as Metaphor’: A Modern Retelling of Biblical Stories Jeanne McWilliams Blasberg August 19, 2019
Interview Queer Identity in Jewish History: An Interview with Noam Sienna An interview about an anthology exploring marginalized voices in Jewish history Sacha Lamb June 11, 2019
Essay Playing with History Like a Deck of Cards Nava Semel is an Israeli writer, translator, and creative writing instructor. With the release of her new book, Isra-Isle, earlier this month from Mandel Vilar Press,… Nava Semel November 14, 2016
Recommended Reading 5 Alternate Histories of Zion Earlier this week, Adam Rovner wrote about what he thinks would have been the most viable Zion outside of Israel and top five alternative Jewish homelands that he didn’t… Adam Rovner December 12, 2014
