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Tag: American Jewish Literature

0 Communities Culture

Abraham Socher in Jewish Review of Books · 30 Sep

Abraham Socher reflects on the notion of "golus" (exile) through his personal anecdotes and observations in Pico-Robertson and Beachwood, two vibrant Jewish communities.

0 Literature Gender/Identity

On the road again — except a lot more Jewish than Jack Kerouac, or T.S. Eliot for that matter

Julia M. Klein in Forward · 30 May

"Goyhood" is Reuven Fenton's debut novel following the lives of twin brothers David and Marty Belkin from adolescence in New Moab, Georgia to middle age, where their divergent paths culminate in a road trip revealing family secrets.

0 History Literature

Cynthia Ozick on the Story of a Jew Who Becomes a Tormentor of Other Jews

Tikvah · 15 Feb

Cynthia Ozick's short fiction, "The Story of My Family," explores the real-life kidnapping of Edgardo Mortara, a Jewish boy who was secretly baptized and taken away from his family by the Pope in the 1850s.

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I Am My Own Lady Messiah

Jessica Kirzane in Jewish Review of Books · 3 Oct 2022

Miriam Karpilove was a prolific Yiddish author known for her serialized novels.

0 Literature Communities

My Old Kentoki Home

Dara Horn in Tablet · 18 Dec 2017

Y.Y. Shvarts, a Yiddish poet, wrote the epic Yiddish poem "Kentoki" in the early 20th century, focusing on three generations of Jewish life in Kentucky, challenging the usual narrative of American Jewish literature centered in urban areas.

0 Literature Culture

Trilling, Babel, and the Rabbis

Adam Kirsch in Jewish Review of Books · 27 Feb 2013

Lionel Trilling, a prominent Jewish intellectual, faced criticism for not depicting Jewish characters in his work, despite having Eastern European Jewish heritage.

0 Literature History

Adam Kirsch in Tablet · 29 Mar 2011

Jacqueline Osherow's poetry collection "Whitethorn" explores themes of aging, disappointment, Jewish identity, and spirituality.