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Jewish literature

Mandel sits on the floor in glasses and sweater vest, looking up pensively
Posted inTheater

‘The Chosen’ onstage: Is the classic book frozen in time, or still relevant?

by Rob Gloster October 17, 2018October 22, 2018
From the cover of "The Plot Against America" by Philip Roth
Posted inCulture

Reading ‘The Plot Against America’ across the Bay

Howard Freedman by Howard Freedman August 23, 2018
Daveed Diggs in "Blindspotting"
Posted inOpinion

The cost of locking Jews of color out of the Jewish literary canon

Mik Moore by Mik Moore August 17, 2018
From the cover of "A Terrible Country" by Keith Gessen
Posted inColumns

Three solid additions to your end-of-summer reading list

Howard Freedman by Howard Freedman August 7, 2018August 20, 2018
From the cover of "Nothing is Forgotten" by Peter Golden
Posted inOff the Shelf

Three books about characters connecting to secret Jewish pasts

Howard Freedman by Howard Freedman July 11, 2018August 20, 2018
From the cover of "The Last Watchman of Old Cairo" by Michael David Lukas
Posted inCulture

Award-winning Oakland author dips quill into old Jewish Cairo

by Ilana DeBare June 22, 2018June 28, 2018
From the cover of "Red Diaper Daughter" by Laura Bock
Posted inCulture

How a ‘Red Diaper’ baby grew into a full-spectrum activist

Laura Pall by Laura Paull June 21, 2018June 21, 2018
From the cover of "Another Ruth," Rita Kuhn's first novel
Posted inCulture

At 90, first-time Berkeley novelist recalls her mother’s bravery

Elissa Einhorn by Elissa Einhorn June 20, 2018June 20, 2018
Dashka Slater
Posted inBooks

California Book Awards for three local Jewish authors

by J. Staff June 8, 2018June 11, 2018
Chanan Tigay, shown here in Venice, crisscrossed the globe to research his book. (Photo/Emanuele Dello Strologo)
Posted inCulture

Rohr Prize in Jewish lit winners announced; finalists include Oakland’s Chanan Tigay

by J. Staff June 5, 2018

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