Pre-Shabbat Jewish Literary Links
In which the My Machberet blog presents an array of Jewish-interest links, primarily of the literary variety.
(more…)Pre-Shabbat Jewish Literary Links
In which the My Machberet blog presents an array of Jewish-interest links, primarily of the literary variety.
(more…)Words of the Week
“But, OK. I’ll say it: ‘As a Jew, I am pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian.‘
What does that mean? It means understanding the nuances of the conflict, of retaining historical memory of lost chances for peace. It means recognizing the pain of the other, and acknowledging that there are voices lost.
Rep. Tlaib could be building bridges between the Muslim and Jewish communities of Metro Detroit, and she’s failing. I urge her to reconsider her approach.”
Source: Howard Lovy, “Tokenism Is Racism—Except for Jews” (Forward)
12 Jewish Books on My Radar for Fall 2019
Something that I quickly came to love about French culture was its emphasis on the literary rentrée, the post-summer “return” of focus on an outpouring of newly published books. In that spirit, this post highlights a number of Jewish books that are already on my radar for the fall season. Brief notes on each after the jump.
Pre-Shabbat Jewish Literary Links
In which the My Machberet blog presents an array of Jewish-interest links, primarily of the literary variety.
(more…)From My Archive: “Rio, 1946”
There’s a lot of discussion these days about immigration, and immigrants, and the specter of being considered a “public charge.” It’s been a little difficult for me to engage in this discourse, and for the most part, I haven’t. Each time another article or news clip or tweet comes to my attention, I think back to one of my grandmother’s most poignant stories, about her post-World War II efforts—as a recent immigrant and newly-naturalized American citizen herself—to bring her parents from Rio de Janeiro, where they had found refuge from their native Germany in 1940, to join her and her new husband and baby (my father) in New York. Her story is the “real-life” source for this short piece of fiction, which was published a number of years ago by The Pedestal Magazine.
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