News and commentary posted in the In The News section of Jewish Literary Review.
October 24, 2011
A new book on Ariel Sharon, written by his son, Gilad, will appear in English and Hebrew tomorrow. According to a story in Ha’Aretz, Gilad Sharon has been working on the book, titled Sharon: The Life of a Leader, for … Continue reading
May 17, 2011
A few weeks ago, The Forward published a great story by Paul Berger about the famed Valmadonna Trust Library coming back on the market. For those of you who don’t know, the Valmadonna is a $25 million treasure trove of … Continue reading
January 5, 2011
Well, honored might be a bit of a stretch. The Jewish Telegraphic Agency earlier this week recognized Jewish Literary Review as one of the 100 most influential Jewish users on Twitter. I’m very happy to have received the shout out. … Continue reading
December 16, 2010
A previously unpublished collection of journals written by Alfred Kazin will come out this spring, according to Richard M. Cook, the author of the recent Kazin biography, Alfred Kazin: A Biography. Writing in The American Scholar, Cook says that since … Continue reading
July 19, 2010
Franz Kafka once asked that his papers be destroyed after he died. Luckily, his friend and literary executor, Max Brod, ignored that request after Kafka’s death at age 40 in 1924 following a lengthy bout with tuberculosis. Indeed, many of … 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 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 8, 2009
Had to bring this one to our readers' attention. This is from the JTA: In May, Koren Publishers Jerusalem will release the first English edition of its popular Hebrew siddur featuring a commentary and translation by the chief rabbi of … Continue reading
April 8, 2009
This from the Jewish Telegraphic Agency: WASHINGTON (JTA) — President Obama will host a Passover seder Thursday evening in the White House. The president's schedule for the rest of the week, released on Tuesday evening, said that Obama would mark … Continue reading
April 1, 2009
I normally breeze by the bulk of emails I receive from Jewish organizations. I'm not even sure how most of them got my email address. Today, however, I was intrigued by the snippet of a subject line that appeared in … Continue reading
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