Jewish Literary Links
Toward the end of each week, the My Machberet blog presents a collection of links, drawn primarily from the world of Jewish books and writing.
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Images of the Week
I’ve just returned from a trip to Israel. Among the lasting impressions from this trip are mental imprints from a “War Diary” video installation that I sat through multiple times over the course of two visits to ANU/Museum of the Jewish People. The video includes 300 news photos shot in the Gaza Envelope region after the October 7 massacre and during the ensuing war. (Suffice to say that these are a genre of photos you’ve not seen featured regularly on the front pages of The New York Times or The Washington Post.)
Twenty-first-century technology makes it possible for me to share these images with you. Your encounter will be different for multiple reasons—not least because viewing on your phone or laptop cannot possibly be the same as seeing the images projected on a dedicated wall at the museum, as part of an exhibition titled “October Seventh.”
One other difference, though, you can try to bridge.
(more…)Jewish Literary Links
Toward the end of each week, the My Machberet blog presents a collection of links, drawn primarily from the world of Jewish books and writing.
- Now available: the latest Jewish Book Carnival, hosted for June by Barbara Bietz.
- New-litmag alert: Yad Mirzah, which is “rooted in Sephardic and Mizrahi literary heritage and culture.” (And yes, I’ve added it to this list.)
- In 2007, Matthew Miller bought Koren Publishers “and turned it into one of the most successful and well-known Jewish publishing houses in the world. Koren has four imprints: Toby Press, Koren, Maggid Publishers, and the Library of the Jewish People,” all of which are discussed in Miller’s conversation with Daniel Gordis. (This Israel from the Inside podcast conversation is not paywalled, but a transcript isn’t included.)
- “Australians love hearing about writers’ roots – unless they’re Israeli”: a powerful essay by Lee Kofman.
- And icymi: a link to, and thoughts about, an important letter to the editor of a major writing-industry magazine. (UPDATED: Now sharing my own letter to the editor about the same matter, in the comments.)
And especially if they’re new to you, please check out these two documents-in-progress: “After October 7: Readings, Recordings, and More” and “Writers, Beware.”
Shabbat shalom.
Words of the Week: Jo-Anne Berelowitz
“Jewish poets and writers need to be heard, not silenced, by publications such as yours.”
Source: a response from Jo-Anne Berelowitz to Poets & Writers magazine.
A link to the full text, and a few observations (from me), below.
(more…)Jewish Literary Links
Toward the end of each week, the My Machberet blog presents a collection of links, drawn primarily from the world of Jewish books and writing.
- “Despite strained ties with Israel, annual Moroccan Book Festival features exhibition on Jewish literature, culture.” Reported by Efrat Lachter for eJewish Philanthropy.
- I want to see Bad Shabbos! Review by Danielle Solzman.
- In which Ruth Franklin explains “how a trip to Israel inspired [her] to commit to dialogue”—even as some authors she’s amplifying may refuse to do the same.
- Icymi: Nobel literature laureate Herta Müller recently gave an extraordinary speech.
- And yours truly has two new bylines to share—one with Hadassah magazine (delving in still more detail into literary antisemitism) and the other, a piece of flash creative nonfiction, with Paper Dragon. More info on both over on Practicing Writing.
Also updated this week: both “After October 7: Readings, Recordings, and More” and “Writers, Beware.”
Shabbat shalom.