December 17, 2007
Here are a few recent Jewish book items from around the Web: Nextbook Author Diana Bletter wrote an article about Ron Leshem's “Beaufort,” a novel about Israeli soldiers fighting in Lebanon in the early 1980s. The Hebrew version of the … Continue reading
December 13, 2007
I’d be remiss if I didn’t note the critical acclaim recently bestowed upon a newly translated Holocaust novel, “The Seventh Well,” by Fred Wander. Born in Vienna in 1917, Wander left Austria in 1938 and headed to France. Soon after … Continue reading
December 12, 2007
I'm skeptical of the hidden agenda suggested by this article in Ha'Aretz but you can judge for yourself. The piece suggests that the rise of bookstore chains (most notably Steimatzky's) has had a “massive impact” on Israeli literary tastes and … Continue reading
December 12, 2007
The reviews of the Tony Kushner documentary showing on PBS tonight all agree on one thing: above all, Kushner is a nice guy. He may even be a little plain but that’s something we’ll have to see when we check … Continue reading
December 11, 2007
You know the old saying about not judging a book by its cover. Well, the graphic design group Fwis does judge a book by its cover. But, they’re design professionals so they look at things differently. Each week, they write … Continue reading
December 11, 2007
Jonathan Lethem, a guy who's writing is more nebbish than Jewish (he himself would count as both), has an interesting short story published in this week's New Yorker. The title character, the “King of Sentences,” reminds me of an older … Continue reading
December 10, 2007
Writer and critic Lee Siegel had a review of Philip Davis’ “Bernard Malamud: A Writer’s Life” in yesterday’s New York Times Sunday Book Review section. Siegel applauded Davis’ desire to restore Malamud to the “pantheon of great American writers.” But, … Continue reading
December 10, 2007
We're in the home stretch of Hanukkah and so I thought everyone could use a little poetic inspiration. Over the weekend, I read the following in my local newspaper and I thought it was nice for this time of year. … Continue reading
December 7, 2007
A few Jewish book items and reviews recently published elsewhere on the Web: The Forward The Forward‘s literary critic, Joshua Cohen, gives his take on Emuna Elon’s debut novel, “If You Awaken Love.” He writes: “If You Awaken Love” is … Continue reading
December 6, 2007
The Jewish Book Council today announced the five finalists for the $100,000 Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature. This year, the prize will go to a nonfiction writer. Without further ado, here are the names: • Ilana M. Blumberg for … Continue reading
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My name is Steven H. Pollak and I have written for the Baltimore Jewish Times, the Atlanta Jewish Times, the Jewish Telegraphic Agency and American Jewish Life magazine.
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