Jonathan B. Krasner
By Jonathan B. Krasner
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Culture What Was Driving Force Behind Jewish History?
The Chosen Few: How Education Shaped Jewish History, 70-1492 By Maristella Botticini and Zvi Eckstein Princeton University Press, 323 pages, $39.50 What if most of what we thought we know about the history of the Jewish people between the destruction of the Second Temple and the Spanish Expulsion is wrong? This intriguing premise informs The…
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Books Author Blog: The Magic of Summer Camp
Earlier this week, National Jewish Book Award winner Jonathan Krasner discussed his use of the word “boys” in “Benderly boys.” 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: When my 10-year-old daughter heads…
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Books Author Blog: What’s In a Name?
Jonathan B. Krasner is the author of the National Jewish Book Award winning title “The Benderly Boys and American Jewish Education.” Krasner was also a finalist for the 2012 Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature. His blog posts are featured on The Arty Semite courtesy of the Jewish Book Council and My Jewish Learning’s Author…
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