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Monthly Archives: March 2008

Posted on March 25, 2008 by Steve Pollak

A noteworthy piece in The New Yorker

The March 17th edition of The New Yorker had a terrific story about how one of only two known collections of photographs depicting life at Auschwitz during the second World War made its way into the hands of the U.S. … Continue reading →

Posted on March 12, 2008 by Steve Pollak

I'm still here

I know I haven't posted anything in a week but I wanted to let you guys know I'm still here. I've been very busy at work lately but I'm reading Mimi Schwartz's “Good Neighbors, Bad Times.” Hope to get back … Continue reading →

Posted on March 6, 2008 by Steve Pollak

Jewish bestsellers on Amazon: a February-March roundup

I never got around to doing a February roundup of Jewish bestsellers on Amazon so here’s the list just a few days late. All of the results below are as of this morning. Amazon says they update the bestselling results … Continue reading →

Posted on March 5, 2008 by Steve Pollak

Michael Chabon and Jonathan Lethem in The New Yorker

Michael Chabon wrote an essay for the March 10 edition of The New Yorker. In it, he talks about superhero costumes and the power they have to shape young people’s ideas of themselves. As Chabon explains in the essay, he … Continue reading →

Posted on March 4, 2008 by Steve Pollak

Ultimate Christian Wrestling at Limmud

Here's a little something from Limmud Southeast 2008, an educational conference that took place here in Atlanta last weekend. In this clip, Benyamin Cohen, editor of American Jewish Life magazine and author of the forthcoming “My Jesus Year: A Rabbi's … Continue reading →

Posted on March 3, 2008 by Steve Pollak

Review: Lawrence Bush's "Waiting for God"

For someone who doesn’t believe in God, Lawrence Bush sure knows a lot about religion. As the son of avowedly secular Jewish socialists, the brother of an Orthodox Christian, the former speechwriter for a prominent Reform rabbi and the editor … Continue reading →