Photo Credit: Reut Miryam Cohen Every Friday morning My Machberet presents an assortment of Jewish literary news from around the Web.
On the occasion of the publication of Herman Wouk’s latest novel, Adam Kirsch revisits Wouk’s major writings and career.
A big thank-you to The Kenyon Review for posting audio of Elie Wiesel’s acceptance speech on November 8, when he received the 2012 Kenyon Review Award for Literary Achievement.
Paid, part-time internship opportunity with the Jewish Book Council in New York. Apply by December 17.Further thoughts stemming from Philip Roth’s retirement announcement, from Jason Diamond and D.G. Myers .
Right after his November 15 reading at Baruch College, Etgar Keret headed home to Israel. Shortly thereafter, it seems, he wrote this .
This week was, again, a time when I (to paraphrase a rabbi friend) thought often of our cousins in the East. To stay informed, I relied extensively on The Times of Israel , Tablet , Jeffrey Goldberg , and the URJ’s Israel page .
Shabbat shalom to all. And special thanks to RJ.org for publishing my poem, “Questions for the Critics,” on Tuesday.
