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Gary Shteyngart

A selection of Ben & Jerry's ice cream in Israel. (Photo/JTA-Linda Gradstein)
Posted inLetters

‘Moral blindness’ around Israel; Big news about circumcision; No sympathy for Chesa Boudin; etc.

by J. Readers December 13, 2021December 13, 2021

‘Moral blindness’ The opinion piece by Rabbis Nancy H. Wiener and Lester Bronstein (“Outlawing Ben & Jerry’s boycott is a distraction that makes antisemitism harder to fight,” Dec. 7) reveals […]

Man wearing mask signs books
Posted inBooks

On book tour, novelist Gary Shteyngart is happy to be out of the house

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten November 12, 2021November 17, 2021
A New Yorker article about circumcision features an illustration by Javier Jaén. (Photo/Jewish Week)
Posted inOpinion

We may be talking about Gary Shteyngart’s botched circumcision for a long time

by Andrew Silow-Carroll and JTA October 12, 2021
From the cover of "Lake Success" by Gary Shteyngart
Posted inOff the Shelf

In new novels, Jewish characters navigate a complex world

Howard Freedman by Howard Freedman November 6, 2018January 9, 2019

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