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Tag: Norman Mailer

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Jacob Savage in Jewish Review of Books · 15 Jul

"Eminent Jews" by David Denby profiles four significant figures—Mel Brooks, Betty Friedan, Norman Mailer, and Leonard Bernstein—who have significantly impacted American culture in the twentieth century.

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Book Review | A Golden Age Seen Through Its Icons

Gloria Levitas in Moment · 19 Jun

David Denby's book, "Eminent Jews," reflects on a golden era of Jewish cultural prominence in America through the lives of four influential figures: Mel Brooks, Betty Friedan, Norman Mailer, and Leonard Bernstein.

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David Denby’s ‘Eminent Jews’

David Mikics in Tablet · 21 May

David Denby's book "Eminent Jews," as reviewed by David Mikics, captures the essence of a bygone era in American Jewry.

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The 20th century was very good for these Jewish icons. Is the Golden Age really over?

Andrew Silow-Carroll in JTA · 11 May

David Denby's book "Eminent Jews" chronicles the lives and contributions of four prominent Jewish cultural icons: Mel Brooks, Betty Friedan, Norman Mailer, and Leonard Bernstein, who rose to prominence in the mid-20th century.

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The golden age for American Jews is over — and wow was it short

Dan Friedman in Forward · 8 Apr

David Denby's new book, 'Eminent Jews,' explores the cultural and sociopolitical impact of four prominent 20th-century American Jews: Leonard Bernstein, Mel Brooks, Betty Friedan, and Norman Mailer.

0 Literature Politics

Norman Mailer vs. the Big Empty

David Mikics in Tablet · 21 Oct 2024

Norman Mailer, a complex figure in American literary and political discourse, engaged with the challenges of his era by proposing radical solutions such as advising a relaxed stance against Soviet expansion during the Cold War.

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Remembering the golden age of the New York Jewish intellectual male

Jewish Chronicle · 22 Aug 2024

The post-World War II era saw the rise of a distinctive Jewish American intellectual masculinity in New York, as detailed by Ronnie Grinberg in his book "Write Like A Man."

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How New York's male Jewish intellectuals are still shaping our politics and culture (for better and worse)

Yael Friedman in Forward · 17 Jul 2024

A new documentary, "How to Come Alive with Norman Mailer," as well as two books, "Write Like A Man" by Ronnie Grinberg and "The Freaks Came Out to Write" by Tricia Romano, delve into the ongoing influence of male Jewish intellectuals in shaping American politics and culture, particularly in defining secular Jewish American masculinity after WWII.

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Another Round with Norman Mailer

Jesse Tisch in Jewish Review of Books · 10 Jul 2023

This text is a discussion of Norman Mailer's life and career, focusing on his mayoral campaign and his transformation from a nice Jewish boy from Brooklyn to a self-styled outlaw.

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Let’s All Celebrate Norman Mailer

David Mikics in Tablet · 31 Jan 2023

Norman Mailer, the renowned American Jewish writer, would have turned 100 today.