April 29, 2009
This week’s edition of The New Yorker had a brief item about “Wandering Stars,” a novel by Sholem Aleichem that previously was available only as an abridged version. Here’s more: Best known for his stories of Tevye the Milkman, a … Continue reading
April 23, 2009
A new book on Isaac Rosenfeld, Steven J. Zipperstein’s “Rosenfeld’s Lives: Fame, Oblivion, and the Furies of Writing,” suggests that the late writer may have accomplished more than what the critics have given him credit for. Yes, he died at … Continue reading
April 21, 2009
As we approach his 70th birthday celebration, we can expect to see more and more about one of Israel’s foremost authors, Amos Oz. He officially becomes a septuagenarian on May 4 and there will be a three-day celebration in Arad, … Continue reading
April 20, 2009
For fans of Jewish books, it was slim pickens among the 2009 Pulitzer Prize winners announced today. However, among the finalists for the prizes (they were announced today also), there was one book that caught my eye as something we … Continue reading
April 20, 2009
This month’s issue of The Atlantic contains a very good piece by the magazine’s literary editor, Benjamin Schwarz, about the attitudes and opinions of ordinary Germans towards Jews and toward the anti-Jewish policies of the Nazi regime. Schwartz gives the … Continue reading
April 17, 2009
I'm in this week's edition of the Atlanta Jewish Times. It's the cover story about my synagogue trip to New Orleans to help build houses. I got a contributor line (although it doesn't appear in the online version). Check it … Continue reading
April 16, 2009
On Tuesday, people around the world will observe Holocaust Remembrance Day or Yom HaShoah. To mark the occasion around these parts, I’d like to present this interview I conducted with author Charles S. Weinblatt. Mr. Weinblatt’s recent book, “Jacob’s Courage,” … Continue reading
April 15, 2009
There’s a fairly new ‘web exclusive’ article on the Vanity Fair Web site and it talks about the rise of the ‘New Yiddishists.’ The terms refers to “today’s talented crop of young Jewish writers, such as Nathan Englander, Michael Chabon, … Continue reading
April 14, 2009
Syracuse University Press will continue its series “Judaic Traditions in Literature, Music and Art” with the publication of “Language, Absence, Play,” a new book that takes a close reading of S.Y. Agnon's work. Agnon, one of the foremost writers of … Continue reading
April 13, 2009
This past weekend, I had the privilege of listening to a refugee from Darfur speak during Shabbat morning services. The timing was no accident. We’re coming up on Holocaust Remembrance Day, or Yom HaShoah, on Tuesday, April 21. I was … 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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