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The Return of Richard Foreman, Rabbi of New York's Downtown Theater Scene

By Joshua Furst

The Return of Richard Foreman, Rabbi of New York's Downtown Theater Scene
There was a time when Richard Foreman was a staple of the downtown New York theater scene. Now, after a four year absence, he returns with a new show.Read More


Why Susan Steinberg May Be the Best Jewish Writer You've Never Read

By Joshua Furst

Why Susan Steinberg May Be the Best Jewish Writer You've Never Read
The rap on Susan Steinberg is that her work is too much trouble to pay attention to. That’s unfair. She is one of the best fiction writers in America today, argues Joshua Furst.Read More


How David Mamet Abandoned His Art

By Joshua Furst

How David Mamet Abandoned His Art
David Mamet has lost his mojo. His play, ‘The Anarchist’ falls victim to twisted logic, fear-mongering and smear tactic usually found only on Fox News.Read More


The World That Mariam Said Loved

By Joshua Furst

The World That Mariam Said Loved
Vanessa Redgrave and Mariam Said collaborate on ‘A World I Loved.’ The results are controversial but worth hearing and discussing.Read More


Holocaust Memoir Fraud Inspires Novel

By Joshua Furst

Holocaust Memoir Fraud Inspires Novel
After a Holocaust memoir was revealed as a fraud, Benjamin Stein wove a fictional tale of a literary hoax that takes on the sentimental link between Jewish identity and the shoah.Read More







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