Curt Leviant

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Tablet Will the Real ‘Hersh Rasseyner’ Please Stand Up? 23 Feb
Chaim Grade's novella "My Quarrel with Hersh Rasseyner" has been a subject of interest and analysis due to various translations and interpretations. Milton H...
23 Feb
Tablet Was Slavery in Egypt So Bad? 15 Apr 2022
The discussion challenges the common belief that Israelites endured severe slavery in Egypt, suggesting that their bondage may have been lighter, with men wo...
15 Apr 2022
Tablet The Men Who Gave What Wasn’t Theirs 11 Oct 2021
Joseph Ha-Kohen, a Jewish historian and physician in the Middle Ages, is recognized for his work "Emek Ha-Bakha" chronicling Jewish persecutions. He translat...
11 Oct 2021
Tablet A Hanukkah Tale From Old Russia 16 Dec 2020
In a Russian shtetl during the mid-1800s, a man claiming to be a Jewish soldier named Dovid returns after 25 years in the czarist army, seeking his family. T...
16 Dec 2020
Jewish Review of Books Jake in the Box 29 Aug 2013
Yair Zakovitch's book "Jacob: Unexpected Patriarch" offers a close reading of the biblical story of Jacob, exploring various interpretations and textual anal...
29 Aug 2013
Jewish Review of Books Translating and Remembering Chaim Grade 27 Feb 2013
The text discusses the challenges and intricacies of translating the works of Yiddish writer Chaim Grade, highlighting the need for knowledge of Yiddish, Eng...
27 Feb 2013