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JBC Bookshelf: Kids 2022 Summer Reading

Michal Hoschander Malen

August 2, 2022

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Excerpt: Cyclorama

Adam Langer

August 1, 2022

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Jews in American Publishing

Josh Lambert

July 25, 2022

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Excerpt: Lost & Found

Kathryn Schulz

July 18, 2022

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Cover of The Lost Ryū

Emi Watanabe Cohen

Cover of Today in the Taxi

Today in the Taxi

Cover of Cyclorama

Cover of Salo Baron: The Past and Future of Jewish Studies in America

Salo Baron: The Past and Future of Jewish Studies in America

Cover of The Literary Mafia: Jews, Publishing, and Postwar American Literature

The Literary Mafia: Jews, Publishing, and Postwar American Literature

Editors' Picks

Cover of The Girl in the Middle: Growing Up Between Black and White, Rich and Poor

The Girl in the Middle: Growing Up Between Black and White, Rich and Poor

Anais Granofsky

Cover of Loss of Memory Is Only Temporary: Stories

Loss of Memory Is Only Temporary: Stories

Cover of Ashkenazi Herbalism: Rediscovering the Herbal Traditions of Eastern European Jews

Ashkenazi Herbalism: Rediscovering the Herbal Traditions of Eastern European Jews

Deatra Cohen, Adam Siegel

Cover of Morningside Heights: A Novel

Morningside Heights: A Novel

Cover of Recipes for a New Beginning: Transylvanian Jewish Stories of Life, Hunger, and Hope

Recipes for a New Beginning: Transylvanian Jewish Stories of Life, Hunger, and Hope

Kinga Júlia Király

Current Issue

Volume Five

2022/5782

Features

Interviews with Melissa Broder, Joshua Cohen, Colum McCann, Ruth Behar, Marjorie Agosín, Ilya Kaminsky, and Yaara Shehori
Original fiction by Yael van der Wouden and Steven Volynets
Helene Wecker on writing magical realism
Leigh Stein on taking inspiration from Anne Frank
An exploration of the folk healers of the Pale
New works of photography and graphic novels
A Jewish literary map of Australia
Plus translations, poetry, art, and more!

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