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Essay Crossing Delancey: Royal Young on Lee Brozgold Earlier this week, Royal Young discussed his decision to change his name, interviewed his grandparents, and wrote about his parents’ reaction to his debut… Royal Young June 13, 2013
Essay From Shtetl to Star: A Jewish Tradition of Changing Names Earlier this week, Royal Young interviewed his grandparents and wrote about his parents’ reaction to his debut memoir Fame Shark. He will be blogging here all week… Royal Young June 12, 2013
Essay I Was Born a Rambling Man Yesterday, David Samuel Levinson wrote about dedicating his first novel, Antonia Lively Breaks the Silence (Algonquin Books). He will be blogging here all week for… David Samuel Levinson June 5, 2013
Essay A Tale of Two Cities: From London to New York We prompted this year’s Sami Rohr Prize awardees to write about “how they came to write their book.” Over the past several weeks, we shared their responses:Digging Deep… Francesca Segal May 29, 2013
Nonfiction Growing Up Golem: How I Survived My Mother, Brooklyn, and Some Really Bad Dates Donna Minkowitz
Essay Statues and Golems Earlier this week, Helene Wecker shared a golem-centric reading list and wrote about writing a novel in two cultures and Dorkdom. She has been blogging here… Helene Wecker April 27, 2013
Nonfiction The Synagogues of New York’s Lower East Side: A Retrospective and Contemporary View, Second Edition Gerard R. Wolfe; Joseph Berger, fwd.
Essay Beyond Words Yesterday, Boaz Yakin wrote about empathy and conflict. He will be blogging here for Jewish Book Council and MyJewishLearning all week. Editor’s Note: The views… Boaz Yakin April 4, 2013
Nonfiction Russ & Daughters: Reflections and Recipes from the House That Herring Built Mark Russ Federman
Nonfiction Barry Sonnenfeld, Call Your Mother: Memoirs of a Neurotic Filmmaker Barry Sonnenfeld
Nonfiction City of Promises: A History of the Jews of New York, With a Visual Essay by Diana L. Linden Rock, Polland, Soyer, Gurock; Deborah Dash Moore, ed.
Recommended Reading Book Cover of the Week: Russ & Daughters Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterThis has been a great year for Jewish-interest foodie books. From the The Mile End Cookbook and Jerusalem, to JBC… Naomi Firestone-Teeter December 18, 2012
Visual Arts Isaac Bashevis Singer and the Lower East Side Isaac Bashevis Singer; Bruce Davidson, photographs
