The Schmooze

Out and About

Image by Max Ferguson

By Forward Staff March 26, 2012

Ruth R. Wisse and Samuel Leivick, son of Yiddish writer H. Leivick, trade barbs in the Jewish Review of Books.
Menachem Wecker takes a look at the hyper-realistic paintings of Max Ferguson.

Image by Max Ferguson

The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation interviews trumpeter Frank London.
Adam Levin’s new collection of stories, “Hot Pink,” is reviewed by Peter Orner in The Times.
Stephanie Butnick talks to Gilbert Gottfried about being Jewish and enjoying savings.
Legendary New York City developer Melvyn Kaufman has died at 87.

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