Jewish Identity and A Divided America
Shari Rabin on Michael Hoberman Public consciousness, popular culture, and historical scholarship have lavished attention and praise on the Lower East Side immigrant
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Reader in a Lost World
Fantasies, like dreams, can surprise you. My fantasy is always the same. The sun streams over my shoulder—that crisp, new light of early
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Batshit Stories: New Tales of Discovering Ancient Texts
Eva Mroczek on stories of discovery In his short story Forevermore, Israeli writer S.Y. Agnon relates the story of a scholar, Adiel Amzeh.
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On Books and Earthquakes
The Long Read – Carla Baricz reflects on an Eastern European family affair with books A few days before New Year’s, I was
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A First Impressions New Book Guide for #AARSBL2015
First Impressions is a Marginalia Review of Books podcast featuring authors of some of the most important new books in religion, history, and
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DISPATCHES. An Interview with California Winemaker Sean Thackrey
By Charles Halton I recently travelled with my wife, Lori Halton, to Bolinas, California to talk with winemaker Sean Thackrey. Thackrey’s winemaking style is
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