Out and About
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In this week’s New York Times Book Review Steve Almond reviews Etgar Keret’s “Suddenly, a Knock on the Door,” and Jonathan Rosen reviews Peter Beinart’s “The Crisis of Zionism.” Read the Forward’s coverage of those books here and here.
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Listen to Gary Shteyngart read from Keret’s book, here.
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The Museum of Jewish Heritage wants to acquire the Haggadah from a Bruce Springsteen Seder.
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Dave Eggers is set to receive the Gunter Grass Foundation’s Albatross prize for his book “Zeitoun,” but will skip the awards ceremony to avoid controversy.
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The Beastie Boys were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
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Watch a short video about Brooklyn watchmaker David Sokosh.
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Take a look at artist Tobi Kahn’s Omer counter.
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David Yezzi writes in The New Criterion about the shared history of poems and prayers.
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J. Hoberman reviews the new Three Stooges movie, and doesn’t much like it.
