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Essay The Red Devil Earlier this week, Matthew Shaer wrote about the genesis of his book, Among Righteous Men, and divisions within the Crown Heights community. He has been blogging here… Matthew Shaer February 3, 2012
Essay A House Divided Matthew Shaer will be blogging here for Jewish Book Council and MyJewishLearning all week.In my last blog post, I wrote about the genesis of my book, Among… Matthew Shaer February 1, 2012
Essay Returning to Crown Heights Matthew Shaer is the author of Among Righteous Men: A Tale of Vigilantes and Vindication in Hasidic Crown Heights. He will be blogging here all week for Jewish Book… Matthew Shaer January 30, 2012
Nonfiction Landmark of the Spirit: The Eldridge Street Synagogue Annie Pollard; Bill Moyers, fwd.
Nonfiction At The Edge of a Dream: The Story of Jewish Immigrants on New York’s Lower East Side: 1880 – 1920 Lawrence J. Epstein
Recommended Reading Book Cover of the Week: The Archaeology of Home Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterAfter a long week, this was a breath of fresh air:The Archaeology of Home: An Epic Set on a Thousand Square Feet of the… Naomi Firestone-Teeter November 17, 2011
Visual Arts A Living Lens: Photographs of Jewish Life from the Pages of The Forward Alana Newhouse
Nonfiction Stardust Lost: The Triumph, Tragedy, and Meshugas of the Yiddish Theater in America Stephen Kanfer
Nonfiction The World in a City: Traveling the Globe Through the Neighborhoods of the New New York Joseph Berger
Nonfiction The Arrogant Years: One Girl’s Search for Her Lost Youth, from Cairo to Brooklyn Lucette Lagnado
