Ruth R. Wisse

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Posted on February 1, 2008 by Steve Pollak

'I, unneeded, a poet among Jews'

As the proprietor of a blog about Jewish books, I have plenty of reasons to envy the success of Nextbook.org. Chief among them is Nextbook's ability to consistently put out quality essays such as this one by Jacqueline Osherow (pictured … Continue reading

Posted on November 28, 2007 by Steve Pollak

Jacob Glatstein's Summoned Home

As I rooted around the Web for something to post today, I came across this book excerpt in the most recent issue of Pakn Treger, the magazine of the National Yiddish Book Center. The excerpt comes from a new translation … Continue reading

Posted on November 7, 2007 by Steve Pollak

Jews And Power

When asked about spirituality, many people like to say they don’t believe in any sort of “organized religion.” Ruth R. Wisse, however, understands why being organized is a good thing for the Jews. Her new book, “Jews and Power,” explores … Continue reading

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