Simone Zelitch
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A Hard-To-Love but Indisputably Lovable Wielder of the Poison Pen
By Simone Zelitch
A Window Across the River By Brian Morton Harcourt, 304 pages, $25. * * *Writers are often told not to write novels about writing. The temptation must be tremendous. After all, they know the territory and the tools, and to a novelist, few things are more gripping than the process of putting words on paper. But it is hardRead More
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IN PHOTOS: This is what 50,000 ultra-Orthodox Jews protesting the Haredi draft looks like. http://jd.fo/q2u2d 
"Son of God," "Noah" and now "Girls" — 2014 is the year of the Bible movie. Did you miss Lena Dunham's SNL parody? Check it out here: 
How Doris Day and Miss Clairol helped Jews join the mainstream: http://jd.fo/a2gln 
Not everyone leaves the ultra-Orthodox world because they want to rebel. Some feel they have no other choice. http://jd.fo/s2tbP 
"The scene was completely surreal." 
How Jewish and/or Euro-Asian do you have to be to lead the Euro-Asian Jewish Congress? Not very, apparently. 
What's it like to be a Jewish writer in the Midwest? Brooke Berman and Joshua Furst are here to tell you. http://jd.fo/t2tis 
Letty Cottin Pogrebin dishes about the 40th anniversary of "Free To Be You and Me," her feminist trajectory and her activism around the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. http://jd.fo/p2tkR 
Jewish military families often feel invisible to the community. Here's three things we can do to make them feel like they are supported. http://jd.fo/d2edA 
There’s a million ways to make hamantaschen these days, from gummy bears and dulce de leche to roasted lamb and pine nuts. Go ahead and bake 'em all. http://jd.fo/c2fhc 
Did you hear the one about the Orthodox shul steps from an erotic lingerie shop, a medical marijuana clinics and few tattoo parlors? Oh, and it's on the beach. http://jd.fo/e2fNR 
Will this new bagel shop FINALLY end the bagel war between Montreal and New York City? http://jd.fo/a2fSx 
"We don’t believe in telling our son ‘no.’ We believe kids need to figure out these things themselves.” http://jd.fo/j2oQU Is treating kids like adults the way to go? 
"In general, Israel education is about falafel, geography and one directional learning about Israelis.” One group came for more — a lot more. http://jd.fo/j2oRr 
Streit's: The Movie is now a reality! Click here to watch the trailer: http://jd.fo/s2sT0 
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