Posts Tagged‘Jewish-American literature’
Notes from Around the Web: Jewish Literary Links for Shabbat
Shabbat shalom, everyone, and Chag Purim!
Jewish Book Carnival: March Edition
It’s the 15th of the month, and you know what that means!
Another convocation of the Jewish Book Carnival!
This month, the Carnival is hosted over on Linda K. Wertheimer’s wonderful Jewish Muse blog. Go on over and take a look at the links Linda has collected there. Dani Shapiro, Anita Diamant, and many others taking part. I’m looking forward to perusing everything more leisurely when I’m not at work (and not trying to squeeze too much–like drafting this post–into my lunch hour!).
Words of the Week: Cynthia (“Shoshana”) Ozick
Last Wednesday, Cynthia Ozick received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Jewish Book Council. These words are taken from “Shoshana” Ozick’s acceptance speech:
The inmost structure of a Jewish writer will carry the history of a long, long procession of Jewish ideas and experiences — and this will hold whether the writer wishes to abandon or cultivate those ideas and experiences. In either case, they must be grappled with.
I recommend the entire speech. Do read it.
Upcoming Jewish Literary Events at the Museum of Jewish Heritage
The Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York recently released its spring calendar, and there are some excellent literary events being planned:
- Wednesday, April 6: Tales from Iraq (with Jessica Jiji and Ariel Sabar; moderated by Sandee Brawarsky)
- Wednesday, May 11: Memoirs About Our Mothers (with Martin Lemelman, Ann Kirschner, and Erin Einhorn)
- Wednesday, May 18:The Invisible Bridge (author Julie Orringer interviewed by Gabriel Sanders)
- Sunday, June 5: Stories for All Ages (family program with Douglas Florian)
Check event details for ticket prices and other information.