Photo Credit: Reut Miryam CohenEvery Friday My Machberet presents an array of Jewish-interest links, primarily of the literary variety.
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In the last moments of this week’s Unorthodox podcast (from Tablet magazine), Liel Leibovitz pays homage to George Eliot’s Daniel Deronda. Which inspires me to re-up this essay that I’ve written about that novel.
This week on Hevria: some “tough love” for artists & writers–with a Jewish twist.
ICYMI: Yesterday on this blog, I posted a call for applicants from the Yiddish Book Center. They’re looking for high-schoolers to attend the Great Jewish Books Summer Program (I wish this had existed back when I was in high school!).
Daniel Deronda influenced Emma Lazarus’ Jewish writings. Emma was an early Zionist and founded a society to help the initial waves of Russian Jews to America in the 1880s resettle in Palestine.
Daniel Deronda influenced Emma Lazarus’ Jewish writings. Emma was an early Zionist and founded a society to help the initial waves of Russian Jews to America in the 1880s resettle in Palestine.
Interesting. Shabbat shalom!