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Fast Forward A new Hebrew press in Berlin argues that Israel doesn’t own the language
Altneuland is the first non-religious Hebrew publishing house to set up outside of Israel since the state was established
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Culture I come from a long line of Jewish Bundists. Now, Molly Crabapple is part of our family.
For some, Crabapple's 'Here Where We Live Is Our Country' is history; for this writer and her grandparents, it's an heirloom.
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Culture Ben Lerner’s tale of three hotels is a lyrical novel of loss and human potential
in 'Transcription,' the celebrated author writes Jewishly of what he finds himself unable to escape
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Culture A brilliant Jewish storyteller may be gone, but her characters are ‘still talking’
Lore Segal's posthumous short story collection once again shows her mastery of the form
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Books For the first time since Hitler, a Hebrew publisher sets up shop in Germany
Altneuland Press aims to assert Hebrew as a global language once more
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Opinion The Holocaust survivor writer who can help us through this ominous era
Arnošt Lustig experienced the worst of humanity — and maintained hope, anyway
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Books Esteemed by Oscar Wilde, England’s ‘greatest Jewess’ may finally be getting her due
A recent acquisition by Cambridge University will burnish the reputation of Victorian Jewish writer Amy Levy
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