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Jewish Literary Links for Shabbat

Every Friday morning My Machberet presents an assortment of Jewish literary news from around the Web. First up: this month’s Jewish Book Carnival, hosted by Needle in the Bookstacks, a blog from the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion (HUC-JIR) librarians. Many short-story treats this week, starting with this gem from The New Yorker: a […]

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FROM THIRTYSOMETHING TO MOVING WATERS: A Q&A WITH RACELLE ROSETT

About three years ago, I gave a presentation on publishing short stories at a conference run by the Jewish Book Council here in New York City. Among the attendees was Racelle Rosett, who impressed me immediately as someone who knew quite a lot about writing short stories and who also shared my interest in writing […]

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Jewish Literary Links for Shabbat

There is so much excellent content to share with you this week. Let’s get right to it. First, one of the books I’m anticipating with considerable interest this fall is Shani Boianjiu’s The People of Forever Are Not Afraid. Boianjiu, an Israeli, wrote the book in English. This week, The New Yorker published an excerpt […]

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Jewish Literary Links for Shabbat

In this podcast from the Yiddish Book Center, “Ilan Stavans sits down with Josh Lambert to answer questions about the concept behind his documentary-style fotonovela, Once@9:53am, a fictional meditation of the two hours before the 1994 terrorist attack on the Jewish community center in Buenos Aires.” The Once@9:53am exhibit at the Yiddish Book Center runs […]

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Jewish Literary Links for Shabbat

Caught up a few days ago with a terrific new story by Joan Leegant, “Displaced Persons,” that is set in Israel. And speaking of stories, a new issue of JewishFiction.net is now available. Editors and agents may now apply for the Jerusalem International Book Fair Fellowship. MyJewishLearning.com is looking for a full-time Editorial Assistant. Further […]

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