Books
The Classical Trouble With Daniel Mendelsohn
He seems to believe that pointing out the Greek framework undergirding some recent event is the same as saying something of substance about it.
Remembering Harold Bloom — Lover Of Literature, Defender Of The Western Canon
“I think when I depart that I will think of myself as a secular rabbi,” Bloom once said. He has died at the age of 89.
From Poland To The USSR To Iran To Israel: A Holocaust Story
This book is a major achievement and an important addition to the literature of the Holocaust.
How Columbus Brought America Its First Jew
“Luis de Torres was a refugee of faith, and for that reason, we may consider him the first of the pilgrims.”
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UWS’ Barney Greengrass Closed By NYC Health Department Due To Mouse Infestation
They’ve been having ongoing mouse issues since 2016.
The New Nobel Prize In Literature Is Scandalous. Here’s Why.
The striking political differences between the winners reached a point of particular clarity in 2014.
Carolyn Forché, Ilya Kaminsky Among National Book Award Finalists
Other finalists include Booker Prize winner Marlon James for the novel “Black Leopard Red Wolf.”
The Gift Nadine Gordimer Gave to Me
She was one of those writers, like Hemingway, who developed a distinctly recognizable prose style, and stayed with it through all of her books.
Is Antwerp Finally Ready To Reckon With Its Role In The Holocaust?
The Jewish community fostered a culture of remembrance, but we lived in a city that wanted to forget.
Barbara Probst Solomon Was A Fixture Of Literary New York — And My Friend
I first met Barbara in Lyon, France at the 1987 trial of the SS interrogator Klaus Barbie, the infamous so-called “Butcher of Lyon.”
Ian McEwan Brings Brexit To Kafka’s ‘Metamorphosis’
Ian McEwan’s “The Cockroach,” transforms the titular vermin into the Prime Minister.
