The author reflects on reading Isaac Babel's Odessa Stories in Odessa and how it shapes his perception of the city.

The narrator, a young boy prone to lying, befriends Mark Borgman, the top student in their class.

Isaac Babel: My First Goose is a story by Isaac Babel about his experiences as a war correspondent during the Russian-Soviet-Polish War.

Elif Batuman's latest novel, Either/Or, has received rapturous reviews, with critics praising its combination of literature, philosophy, and undergraduate life.

In this personal account, the author recounts a trip to Ukraine in 1970 to explore his Jewish roots, during which he is detained by the KGB for visiting a city without permission.

"The Blessing and the Curse: The Jewish People and Their Books in the Twentieth Century" by Adam Kirsch explores the significance of books in Jewish culture.

Jerome Charyn, a prolific and diverse novelist residing in New York, has explored a wide range of historical and literary subjects in his over 50 books, which include crime novels, graphic novels, and biographies.

The author of the text reflects on their early years in a Soviet Jewish household, disconnected from their Jewish heritage, but finding solace in Jewish literature which offered a connection to their roots.

In Isaac Babel's short story "Awakening," the narrator describes growing up in Odessa, a city obsessed with creating musical prodigies.

The text discusses the phenomenon of revolutionism among Russian intellectuals, particularly focusing on the love and veneration for revolution as an end in itself rather than a means to an end.

The essay reflects on the author’s childhood discovery of Isaac Babel's works, which became the first Jewish language they could relate to, spurring thoughts on identity and language.

The text discusses various aspects of Jewish observance and identity.

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