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Jewish Review of Books Reprise of the Repressed 23 Jan
"Reprise of the Repressed" discusses two musicals, "Harmony" and "I Can Get It for You Wholesale," and their themes of Jewish trauma and guilt. "Harmony" tel...
23 Jan
Jewish Review of Books Ruthless Cosmopolitans 26 Sep 2023
"Maestros & Monsters" is a memoir by Robert Boyers that explores his relationships with two Jewish intellectuals, Susan Sontag and George Steiner. Boyers adm...
26 Sep 2023
Jewish Review of Books Freud as Talmudist 18 Apr 2023
This article discusses the complex relationship between Sigmund Freud and his Jewish identity. Freud himself did not want to be seen as a Jewish thinker, as ...
18 Apr 2023
Jewish Review of Books Spielberg’s Fable 15 Nov 2022
Steven Spielberg's influence on popular culture is undeniable, and in his collaboration with Tony Kushner, they explore the intersection of entertainment and...
15 Nov 2022
Jewish Review of Books The Protocols of Neoliberalism 3 Oct 2022
Nir Baram's novel, "World Shadow," explores the concept of conspiracy and power in different social spheres. The book follows three interconnected stories—a ...
3 Oct 2022
Jewish Review of Books Scribes without a Torah 6 Apr 2022
"The Treason of the Intellectuals" by Julien Benda is a book that discusses the moral obligations and failures of intellectuals. Benda argues that intellectu...
6 Apr 2022
Jewish Review of Books Ten Duel Commandments 8 Sep 2021
In "The Jewish World of Alexander Hamilton," historian Andrew Porwancher argues that Alexander Hamilton may have had Jewish ancestry, based on evidence from ...
8 Sep 2021
Jewish Review of Books Time and Ink: The Minimalist Devotions of Jacob El Hanani 21 Jun 2021
Jacob El Hanani, an artist known for his abstract minimalist drawings, incorporates Hebrew letters and Jewish themes in his work. His upbringing in a traditi...
21 Jun 2021
Jewish Review of Books All That Is Solid 16 Sep 2020
"The Lehman Trilogy" by Stefano Massini, translated by Richard Dixon, tells the story of the Lehman Brothers bank's collapse in 2008. Although the play and n...
16 Sep 2020
Jewish Review of Books Sundowning 30 Jun 2020
"Morningside Heights" by Joshua Henkin is a novel that explores the changing landscape of Jewish life and intellectualism in New York City's Morningside Heig...
30 Jun 2020