EXCLUSIVE: An Interview With Pulitzer Prize-Winning Poet Greg Pardlo
Poet Greg Pardlo says race doesn’t exist — and he lives this creed in his poetry.
How Donald Trump Uses Anti-Semitic Rhetoric Against Hillary Clinton (Even Though She’s Not Jewish)
Hillary Clinton doesn’t have to be Jewish for Trump to use anti-Semitic tropes against her, argues Austin Ratner.
Honoring My Father With a ‘Bastard’ Scotch
We were on vacation, staying at the Balmoral Hotel (where J.K. Rowling finished writing Harry Potter) and I was paging through the massive binder detailing their whiskies when my eye fell upon Glen Gordon.
LeBron James Has Changed Our Lives — but Not Our Cleveland Jewish Identity
The Cavs’ title, Cleveland’s first pro sports championship in 52 years, is no harder for a Clevelander to incorporate than is the founding of Israel for most Jews.
Did Israel Prepare Coach David Blatt To Handle 'King' LeBron James?
David Blatt has handled plenty of adversity as rookie Cleveland Cavaliers coach. Can his Israeli mentality help him manage superstar LeBron James to an NBA crown?
A Cleveland Son's Debt to Anny Katan and Sigmund Freud
Meet the Freuds of Cleveland: Anny Katan was a trailblazer in child psychology, and one of Anna Freud’s close colleagues.
New York Exhibit on Children’s Books Highlights Many Jewish Contributions
From Maurice Sendak’s ‘Where the Wild Things Are’ to ‘The Phantom Tollbooth,’ written by Brooklyn Jews Norton Juster and Jules Feiffer, children’s books have had many Jewish contributors. Here’s why.
Getting Schooled in Poetry by Robert Pinsky
Reading great poetry can put you into contact with the sublime. No one knows that better than Robert Pinsky, author of a new book called ‘Singing School.’
Passover, the Warsaw Ghetto, Sigmund Freud, and the Psychology of Bigotry
The Warsaw Ghetto uprising began on Passover eve in 1943. While we meditate on how the God delivered us from Egypt, we should note the tyranny in Europe just 70 years ago.
A Novel About Early Childhood
Earlier this week, Sami Rohr Prize winner Austin Ratner discussed the land of the living versus the land of “The Princess Bride.” His blog posts are featured on The Arty Semite courtesy of the Jewish Book Council and My Jewish Learning’s Author Blog Series. For more information on the series, please visit: