Out and About

Graphic by Angelie Zaslavsky
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To the delight of James Joyce scholars everywhere, the work of the great Irish author is no longer under copyright.
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The New Yorker excerpts the letters of Joseph Roth.
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It’s Judaican’t, “showcasing unfortunate Judaica and Jewish gifts.”
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J.J. Gould appreciates Czechoslovakian dissident Josef Skvorecky, who explained why totalitarians hate jazz.
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Elke Reva Sudin brings her “Hipsters and Hassids” paintings to Hartford, Conn.
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Dalkey Archive Press has a sale on its truly excellent Hebrew Literature Series. Don’t delay!
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Nerve ranks each and every one of Steven Spielberg’s 27 films.
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How the emerging discipline of microarchaeology is transforming Israeli digs.
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How the music of a Holocaust victim was kept safe for 70 years by his daughter.
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