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0 Art Philosophy

Leslie Epstein in Tablet · 18 Mar

Leslie Epstein's narrative, "Fantasia," weaves a richly imaginative tale centered around a character named A.S., who ruminates on fate and divine intervention under the elaborate decor of Grauman's Chinese Theatre.

0 Art History

Leslie Epstein in Tablet · 3 Nov 2023

Leslie Epstein shares a nostalgic and serendipitous journey connected to a painting by Vivan Sundaram, "It Was a Great Day."

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A polarizing tale of the Lodz Ghetto, retold as horror story and farce

PJGrisar in Forward · 29 Oct 2023

"King of the Jews" is a stage adaptation of Leslie Epstein's novel set in the Lodz Ghetto during the Holocaust.

0 Culture History

Goodbye, Leib Goldkorn

Leslie Epstein in Tablet · 18 Nov 2021

Leslie Epstein reflects on his departure from Los Angeles to college in 1956 and his mixed feelings about Jewish identity and assimilation represented through his interactions at iconic Jewish eateries like Ratners.

0 Literature Culture

Hard & Hardardt

Leslie Epstein in Tablet · 25 Nov 2020

Leslie Epstein's story follows a whimsical and fictitious account set in 1942 as he accompanies Jack Warner, a Hollywood mogul, to a premiere in New York.

0 Education Culture

Leslie Epstein in Tablet · 16 May 2019

In his reflective piece, "Room 222," Leslie Epstein recounts his experiences teaching in a peculiar classroom for forty years, blending personal anecdotes with broader academic and cultural observations.

0 Holocaust Literature

Leslie Epstein in Tablet · 7 Dec 2018

Leslie Epstein's piece explores the delicate and often controversial relationship between humor and the Holocaust, using anecdotes and personal reflections to delve into how comedy has been used both historically and in modernity to process such trauma.

0 Literature Culture

Leslie Epstein in Tablet · 8 Feb 2012

In this whimsical and surreal tale by Leslie Epstein, centenarian Leib Goldkorn recounts an extraordinary night on his 104th birthday in his childhood home in the Czech Republic.