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0 Holocaust Israel

Analysis | We Need To Talk About Willful Ignorance

Noah Phillips in Moment · 17 Jun

The text delves into the theme of wilful ignorance through the lens of Herman Wouk's character Leslie Slote in "The Winds of War", who tried to alert officials about the Holocaust but faced denial.

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The secret Jewish history of Jimmy Buffett

ALanger in Forward · 2 Sep 2023

Jimmy Buffett, the singer-songwriter known for his hit song "Margaritaville," has a secret Jewish history that is worth exploring.

0 Literature Holocaust

Forging a Judicious Spectator: The Legacy and Influence of Herman Wouk

Jeffrey Kobrin in Lehrhaus · 13 Jun 2019

Herman Wouk, a Jewish writer and observant Jew, has left a profound impact on the author's development as a reader and educator.

0 Literature Ethics

Revisiting Herman Wouk’s City Boy

Jonathan Karp in Jewish Review of Books · 4 Jun 2019

Herman Wouk, a celebrated but often overlooked Jewish American author, injected Jewish themes into postwar American literature in an innovative yet understated manner.

0 Literature History

Who Told Herman Wouk 'You've Got To Go to Germany' — and Why

Forward · 19 Jan 2016

Herman Wouk recounts how encountering historian Raul Hilberg and his work "The Destruction of the European Jews" shaped his writing of novels like "The Winds of War" and "War and Remembrance."

0 Literature History

Movies and Monotheism

Julian Levinson in Jewish Review of Books · 27 Feb 2013

In "Movies and Monotheism," the discussion centers on the tradition of Jewish Hollywood novels, highlighting works like Leon Zolotkoff's "From Vilna to Hollywood" that depict the struggles and moral dilemmas faced by Jewish characters seeking success in the film industry.