Books
For #MeToo To Work We Have To Move Beyond 90s ‘Bitchification’
Award-winning journalist and former Forward staffer, Allison Yarrow discusses her new book “90s Bitch” about media treatment of women in the 90s.
For These Doomed Passengers, There Was No Refuge in Cuba
Passengers on board the St. Louis fleeing Nazi Germany discover both cultural displacement and loss in Armando Correa’s “The German Girl.”
The Secret Jewish History Of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s ‘Beloved Infidel’
Apparently, F. Scott Fitzgerald didn’t care about Sheilah Graham’s Jewish background.
The Secret Jewish History Of Watership Down
Richard Adams said that some of the rabbits were based on his experiences as a lieutenant during World War II
Why Food Preserving Is The New Hot Thing
From pickles and jam — it’s trendy to be a preserver these days.
My Dad, Leonard Bernstein, Introduced Us To The Beatles
The door opened and there they were: John, Paul, and George. But no Ringo. Why?
Seymour Hersh’s Rise From Dry Cleaner To America’s Supersnoop
Hersh wandered into journalism after dropping out of law school, serving in the army, and working at Walgreens.
Philip Roth And The Yiddish Tradition
Roth’s chronicle of his generation is as insightful as that which Moykher-Sforim, Aleichem and Peretz dedicated to the Jews of the Pale of Settlement.
Wait, Bruce Lee Was Jewish?
Bruce Lee was descended from a kosher butcher in Rotterdam. For real.
Ilana Kurshan Wins Sami Rohr Prize For ‘If All The Seas Were Ink’
“If All the Seas Were Ink” recounts the years in which Kurshan undertook the project of reading the entire Talmud, one page per day.
Atticus Finch, Harper Lee’s Father And The Jewish Settler Movement
Atticus Finch was based on Harper Lee’s father, A.C. Lee, a refined, civilized, genteel segregationist.
