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Essay How a Dead Tree at 263 Prinsengracht Sparked a Movement — and a Children’s Book Following Anne Frank’s birthday over the weekend, The Tree in the Courtyard author Jeff Gottesfeld is guest blogging for Jewish Book Council all week as part of the… Jeff Gottesfeld June 14, 2016
Essay Soon, I’ll Know All the Words They Know Parnaz Foroutan is the author of The Girl from the Garden, a novel of the Persian Jewish community in Los Angeles and its origins in Iran. She will be blogging… Parnaz Foroutan August 17, 2015
Essay Researching and Reimagining Margot Frank Yesterday, Jillian Cantor wrote about religion and having children. Her most recent book, Margot (Riverhead), is now available. She has been blogging here all week for… Jillian Cantor September 4, 2013
Essay Anne Frank Unbound and Justin Bieber by Nat BernsteinIn honor of the upcoming anniversary of the Frank’s entry into hiding (July 6th), Nat Bernstein explores a recent book from Indiana… Nat Bernstein June 24, 2013
Nonfiction Anne Frank Unbound: Media, Imagination, Memory Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett and Jeffrey Shandler, eds.
