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From the cover of “Resurrecting the Jew: Nationalism, Philosemitism, and Poland's Jewish Revival” by Geneviève Zubrzycki
Posted inBooks

New book explores ‘magical philosemitism’ in modern-day Poland

Howard Freedman by Howard Freedman January 30, 2023January 31, 2023
"Camp Pock-A-Wocknee and the Dyn-O-Mite Summer of ‘77" is the first graphic novel by Eric Glickman
Posted inComics

Jewish summer camp nostalgia comes to comics in ‘Camp Pock-a-Wocknee’

PJ Grisar by PJ Grisar and Forward January 23, 2023January 23, 2023
Michael Twitty
Posted inBooks

Michael Twitty’s ‘Koshersoul,’ a memoir of food and identity, named Jewish book of the year

by Andrew Silow-Carroll and JTA January 18, 2023January 18, 2023
black and white photo of a man standing behind a boy on a bike
Posted inBooks

‘Glassmaker’s Son’: S.F. journalist tackles his father’s unspoken Holocaust story

Lauren Hakimi by Lauren Hakimi January 13, 2023January 20, 2023
Posted inBooks

Q&A: Raising kids in two worlds and two languages, without a map

by Sue Fishkoff January 12, 2023January 12, 2023
Photos of Herzl and Bibi side by side
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Q&A: Herzl’s biographer on what the founder of Zionism would make of Israel’s new government

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman January 5, 2023January 5, 2023
Covers of "ParshaNut" and "Dirshuni"
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Unconventional Torah commentaries add valuable perspectives to the mix

Howard Freedman by Howard Freedman December 22, 2022December 23, 2022
Saul Bellow on the first edition of "Herzog." (Photo/Wikimedia Commons)
Posted inBooks

To know what Saul Bellow thinks of cancel culture, read his work (or watch this film)

PJ Grisar by PJ Grisar and Forward December 16, 2022
Shoshi the ox refuses to work on the Sabbath in "Shoshi's Shabbat" by Caryn Yacowitz.
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‘Shoshi’s Shabbat’ and ‘The Peddler’s Gift’: Children’s books by local authors celebrate Jewish values

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten December 15, 2022December 16, 2022
covers of "Near Normal Man," "Rebecca of Salerno" and "Trial Lawyer"
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New memoirs, novels and poetry collections from local Jewish authors

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten December 7, 2022May 24, 2023

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