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      cover art for "On The Landing," “The Glatstein Chronicles” and “In the Land of the Postscript”

      Books

      SF Public Library highlights works by Yiddish authors

      A San Francisco Public Library branch is participating in a national reading program highlighting works of literature originally written in Yiddish, as…
      By Andrew Esensten Apr 20, 2023
      Left: the cover of “Impossible Takes Longer.” Right: Daniel Gordis (Photo/Yoram Reshef Studios-Courtesy)

      Books

      Is a Jewish state worth it? Daniel Gordis' new book says yes.

      Celebrating Israel’s 75th birthday this year feels a bit like popping open a bottle of champagne at the scene of a car crash. Three sets of Jewish…
      By Laura E. Adkins, Forward Apr 14, 2023
      Agatha Christie in 1964. (Photo/Joop van Bilsen-Anefo-Wikimedia Commons)

      Books

      Agatha Christie novels edited to remove offensive references to Jews

      HarperCollins has revised multiple novels by the famed British mystery writer Agatha Christie to remove references to Jews and other minorities deemed…
      By Gabe Friedman, JTA Mar 29, 2023
      a two-page spread from the Asufa haggadah: on the left, an illustration of the characters of the Exodus as if they are on a Star Wars movie poster; on the right, the text of the "Vehi She'amda" portion of the seder

      Passover

      AI rushes in, but the best new haggadahs are still human-made

      Like the fractious Israelite rabble that joined in the Exodus from Egypt, the annual mishmash of new haggadahs has washed up on my desk once again. Each…
      By David A.M. Wilensky Mar 28, 2023
      Daveed Diggs stars in the third episode of "Extrapolations" on Apple TV+.

      The Bagel Report

      ‘Extrapolations’ and AI haggadahs

      Is AI taking over the world?! Unclear — but it is attempting to take over Passover. In this episode, the we explore some AI-generated haggadah supplements…
      By The Bagels Mar 27, 2023
      Brenda Romero's "Train" is a board game about complicity during the Holocaust. (Photo/John McKinnon)

      Gaming

      A bestselling novel, a Holocaust game, and accusations of 'uncredited work'

      In the bestselling 2022 novel “Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow,” a 19-year-old Jewish MIT student creates a provocative computer game for a seminar…
      By Andrew Esensten Mar 27, 2023
      the cover of "The World And All That it Holds"

      Off the Shelf

      New novel: tragic journey of gay, Jewish refugee from Sarajevo

      “The World and All That It Holds” is surely one of the more audacious titles of any book I’ve read. But Aleksandar Hemon’s sprawling novel, which…
      By Howard Freedman Mar 24, 2023
      Deborah Kaufman is the author of the "Flower Child Noir."

      Poetry

      'Flower Child Noir': Filmmaker Deborah Kaufman's poetry-memoir

      Deborah Kaufman is best known in the Bay Area as a filmmaker and the founder of the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival. With the publication of “Flower…
      By Patricia Corrigan Mar 23, 2023
      a collage of different cover art for "Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret" from over the years

      Books

      How Judy Blume broke taboos around interfaith marriage

      When Judy Blume’s young adult novel “Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret” appeared in 1970, intermarried families were a small segment of the American…
      By Emily Schneider, JTA Mar 21, 2023
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