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Interview Meet Sami Rohr Prize Finalist Eliyahu Stern Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterEarlier this month, we heard from Marni Davis, Matti Friedman, and Sarah Bunin Benor. Today we meet Eliyahu Stern, whose first book, The… Naomi Firestone-Teeter October 31, 2013
Interview Meet Sami Rohr Prize Finalist Marni Davis Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterIn our previous posts, we met Matti Friedman, who imagined his future granddaughter, and Sarah Bunin Benor, who identified the place… Naomi Firestone-Teeter October 22, 2013
Interview Meet Sami Rohr Prize Finalist Matti Friedman Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterOver the next several weeks, we’re giving you the opportunity to get to know this year’s Sami Rohr Prize finalists and hopefully, in… Naomi Firestone-Teeter October 14, 2013
Interview Meet Sami Rohr Prize Finalist Sarah Bunin Benor Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterThe JBC is proud to welcome five new finalists to the Sami Rohr Prize community. This year’s contenders tackle a wide range of… Naomi Firestone-Teeter October 9, 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
Essay Ben Lerner: Working Against the Image of the Conventional Novel We prompted this year’s Sami Rohr Prize awardees to write about “how they came to write their book.” Over the next several weeks, we’ll share their responses. Today, Ben… Ben Lerner May 14, 2013
Essay Shani Boianjiu on Writing Forever Stories We prompted this year’s Sami Rohr Prize awardees to write about “how they came to write their book.” Over the next several weeks, we’ll share their responses. Today, Shani… Shani Boianjiu May 9, 2013
Essay Asaf Schurr on Writing a Rooster We prompted this year’s Sami Rohr Prize awardees to write about “how they came to write their book.” Over the next several weeks, we’ll share their responses. Today, Asaf… Asaf Schurr May 6, 2013
Interview An Interview with Naomi Alderman by Ada BrunsteinNaomi Alderman was a finalist for the 2007 Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature and is a Sami Rohr Prize Literary Institute fellow.… Ada Brunstein May 3, 2013
Essay Digging Deep into the Soul in the Heart of Iowa We prompted this year’s Sami Rohr Prize awardees to write about “how they came to write their book.” Over the next several weeks, we’ll share their responses. Today, Stuart… Stuart Nadler April 29, 2013
Interview Meet Sami Rohr Prize Finalist…Asaf Schurr Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterOver the past month, we’ve introduced you to to Stuart Nadler, Shani Boianjiu, Ben Lerner, and Francesca Segal. Today we introduce you… Naomi Firestone-Teeter April 8, 2013
Interview A Kvetchy Correspondence Between February 15, 2013 and March 10, 2013, Allison Amend and Austin Ratner, two members of the 2011 Sami Rohr Prize “class,” discussed literary fiction in society,… Allison Amend, Austin Ratner April 8, 2013
Interview Meet Sami Rohr Prize Finalist…Francesca Segal Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterLast week, Ben Lerner expressed his desire for readers to be active participants in the construction of what a poem or novel means.… Naomi Firestone-Teeter April 3, 2013
Interview Meet Sami Rohr Prize Finalist…Ben Lerner Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterIn our last two installments of “Meet Sami Rohr Prize Finalist…”, Stuart Nadler championed the short story and Shani Boianjiu shared her… Naomi Firestone-Teeter March 28, 2013
Interview Meet Sami Rohr Prize Finalist…Shani Boianjiu Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterOver the next several weeks, we’ll be introducing you to the five fiction finalists for this year’s Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish… Naomi Firestone-Teeter March 18, 2013
Essay A Novel About Early Childhood Earlier this week, Sami Rohr Prize winner Austin Ratner discussed the land of the living versus the land of “The Princess Bride.” He has been blogging here all week for… Austin Ratner March 14, 2013
