If you’re in the NYC area and looking for a book group to join, you may want to consider this one, from the Center for Jewish History: a book club that’s free and open to the public. The club will kick off on July 16 with a discussion of Ellen Ullman’s By Blood. More info here.
MyJewishLearning.com is hiring an Editor. (This job is based in New York.)
You still have a few days to enter a giveaway and win a copy of Ann Koffsky’s book for children, Noah’s Swim-a-Thon.
Finally, even if you don’t click through and read anything else I’m pointing you to, please read Judy Bolton-Fasman’s simply superb–and beautifully written–“Letter to Alice Walker.”
I read Judy Bolton-Fasman’s wise and moving letter to Alice Walker and very strongly second the recommendation.
I also recommend Yam Erez’ blog Stand By Your Name for a different take on Alice Walker’s decision not to allow The Color Purple to be translated into Hebrew.
Re: Judy Bolton-Fasman’s “Letter to Alice Walker”, the above link is to an article on the same topic by Maya Sela, literary correspondent for Haaretz. It, too, is well worth reading.
I read Judy Bolton-Fasman’s wise and moving letter to Alice Walker and very strongly second the recommendation.
I also recommend Yam Erez’ blog Stand By Your Name for a different take on Alice Walker’s decision not to allow The Color Purple to be translated into Hebrew.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/jun/22/alice-walker-color-purple-read-israel
Re: Judy Bolton-Fasman’s “Letter to Alice Walker”, the above link is to an article on the same topic by Maya Sela, literary correspondent for Haaretz. It, too, is well worth reading.
Thanks, Susan and Clive, for the additional references.