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Howard Freedman

Howard Freedman

Howard Freedman is the director of the Jewish Community Library in San Francisco. All books mentioned in his column may be borrowed from the library.

Covers of "ParshaNut" and "Dirshuni"
Posted inBooks

Unconventional Torah commentaries add valuable perspectives to the mix

Howard Freedman by Howard Freedman December 22, 2022December 23, 2022
Dani Shapiro is the author of "Signal Fires: A Novel." (Photo/Beowulf Sheehan)
Posted inBooks

New novel from ‘Family Secrets’ podcast host explores aftermath of tragedy

Howard Freedman by Howard Freedman November 17, 2022January 11, 2023
an impressionistic painting of people strolling through a town square
Posted inOff the Shelf

‘One Hundred Saturdays’: A survivor’s moving evocation of Rhodes’ prewar Sephardic community

Howard Freedman by Howard Freedman October 6, 2022October 6, 2022
From the cover “When Rabbis Abuse: Power, Gender, and Status in the Dynamics of Sexual Abuse in Jewish Culture” by Elana Sztokman
Posted inOff the Shelf

New books shine light on sexual abuse in Jewish world

Howard Freedman by Howard Freedman August 23, 2022August 24, 2022
an illustration of a tall hotel flanked by palm trees, with a dumpster in front
Posted inOff the Shelf

Looking for a case to crack? Try these new Jewish-themed mystery novels

Howard Freedman by Howard Freedman July 12, 2022July 20, 2022
Mikołaj Grynberg is the author of the short story collection "I'd Like to Say I'm Sorry, but There's No One to Say Sorry to." (Photo/Wikimedia-Jacek Proszyk)
Posted inBooks

Haunting story collection provides portrait of Jewish life in postwar Poland

Howard Freedman by Howard Freedman May 9, 2022July 12, 2023
From the cover of "Useful Junk" by Erika Meitner
Posted inOff the Shelf

Three new poetry books to savor during National Poetry Month

Howard Freedman by Howard Freedman April 12, 2022July 20, 2022
From the cover of “The Murders of Moisés Ville: The Rise and Fall of the Jerusalem of South America” by Javier Sinay
Posted inOff the Shelf

‘The Murders of Moisés Ville:’ A Jewish disaster in 19th-century Argentina

Howard Freedman by Howard Freedman March 14, 2022July 20, 2022
From the cover of "Many to Remember" by Rachel Kaufman
Posted inOff the Shelf

Jewish verses from the pandemic poetry surge

Howard Freedman by Howard Freedman February 11, 2022July 20, 2022
Covers of "The House of Fragile Things" by James McAuley and "The Vanished Collection" by Pauline Baer de Perignon
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New books: Two portraits of French Jewish art collectors and their wartime travails

Howard Freedman by Howard Freedman January 14, 2022

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