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Michael David Lukas, author of "The Last Watchman of Old Cairo"
Posted inCulture

Oakland author Michael David Lukas wins $100k Jewish literature prize for ‘Watchman of Old Cairo’

Laura Pall by Laura Paull May 1, 2019May 1, 2019
collage of cover art from "Mourning" by Eduardo Halfon, "We Were the Lucky Ones" by Georgia Hunter, "The Flight Portfolio" but Julie Orringer, and "Sophie's Choice" by William Styron
Posted inYom HaShoah

Why Holocaust fiction is still so popular

by Emily Burack May 1, 2019May 2, 2019
From the cover of "The Man Who Lit Lady Liberty" by Richard Schwartz
Posted inBooks

Turn-of-the-century actor who changed the way people saw Jews

Laura Pall by Laura Paull April 29, 2019May 3, 2019
An old black and white photo of a bald man with mustache smoking a cigar
Posted inYom HaAtzmaut

Legendary screenwriter made pre-state Israel his cause célèbre

Paul Wilner by Paul Wilner April 25, 2019May 3, 2019
Alana Newhouse, editor in chief of Tablet Magazine, and her new book, "The 100 Most Jewish Foods"
Posted inBooks

From brisket to huevos haminados, ‘The 100 Most Jewish Foods’

Alix Wall by Alix Wall April 9, 2019September 24, 2019
Jacob Dinezon’s dramatic Yiddish romance novel “The Dark Young Man” was a surprise success in 1877. (Photo/JTA-Jewish Storyteller Press)
Posted inBooks

Now in English: This Yiddish romance novel was the surprise hit of 1877

by Penny Schwartz and JTA April 8, 2019
(Collage/JTA-Alma)
Posted inBooks

9 writers who perfectly capture what it’s like for Jews of color

Nylah Burton by Nylah Burton and JTA March 29, 2019March 29, 2019
Nathan Englander's new novel is “Kaddish.com.” (Illustration/JTA; Cover/Alfred Knopf; Photo/Joshua Meier)
Posted inBooks

Spiritual disquiet and atonement in Nathan Englander’s ‘Kaddish.com’

Howard Freedman by Howard Freedman March 28, 2019December 2, 2020
From the cover of "The Plot Against America" by Philip Roth
Posted inBooks

Philip Roth’s prescient ‘Plot Against America’ is focus of event series

Laura Pall by Laura Paull March 19, 2019March 20, 2019
Susanne (Sanne) Kalter DeWitt’s debut memoir is called “I Was Born in an Old Age Home.”
Posted inAuthor! Author!

Two vivid memoirs of Holocaust survival from local authors

Laura Pall by Laura Paull March 12, 2019

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