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Jewish Review of Books As American as Augie March 10 Jul 2023
Maya Arad's novel "Shanim tovot" is a collection of annual Jewish New Years letters written by Leah Zuckerman over five decades, chronicling her life in Amer...
10 Jul 2023
Jewish Review of Books EUGENE NADELMAN: A Tale of the 1980s in Verse 23 Sep 2022
This text is the first chapter of a poem called "Eugene Nadelman: A Tale of the 1980s in Verse." It follows the story of Eugene, a fourteen-year-old Jewish b...
23 Sep 2022
Jewish Review of Books Lilith and the Knight 21 Jun 2021
Gavriel Savit's "The Way Back" is a fantasy novel set in a mythologized Eastern Europe, featuring a demon-ruled land of the dead. While the book draws on Jew...
21 Jun 2021
Jewish Review of Books Super Stan 2 Apr 2020
"Super Stan" by Liel Leibovitz explores the influential role of Stan Lee, a Jewish creator, in shaping the superhero comic book industry through characters l...
2 Apr 2020
Jewish Review of Books The Zionavar Tapestry 13 Sep 2019
Guy Gavriel Kay, a Canadian fantasy writer and son of a Jewish immigrant from Poland, has made significant contributions to the fantasy genre through works l...
13 Sep 2019
Jewish Review of Books Watching Game of Thrones, Waiting for Shavuot 24 May 2019
This article discusses the author's unexpected fascination with the television series, Game of Thrones, and the parallels he sees between the show and Jewish...
24 May 2019
Jewish Review of Books The Best Unicorn 15 Apr 2019
Peter S. Beagle, a celebrated American Jewish writer turning 80, is renowned for the fantasy classic "The Last Unicorn." While Beagle initially didn't intend...
15 Apr 2019
Jewish Review of Books Harold Bloom: Anti-Inkling? 27 Mar 2019
Harold Bloom, known for his devotion to Shakespeare and other literary giants, surprised many by declaring David Lindsay's 1920 fantasy novel, "A Voyage to A...
27 Mar 2019
Jewish Review of Books The 2,000-Year-Old Women 8 Mar 2019
"Two highly praised novels of 2018, Dara Horn's 'Eternal Life' and Sarah Perry's 'Melmoth,' feature Jewish women born in ancient Judea who are still alive to...
8 Mar 2019
Jewish Review of Books Of Were-Owls and Wandering Jews 20 Nov 2018
In the discussion of "Of Were-Owls and Wandering Jews," the text explores different works of literature with Jewish themes or characters. It delves into the ...
20 Nov 2018