Jewish literature

The New York Times called Isaac Bashevis Singer a Polish writer. Here’s how Wikipedia warriors made him Jewish again.

The fight over Singer’s identity offers lessons on the pitfalls of decentralized knowledge in the era of disinformation, with some possible insights about Polish ultranationalism.

By Asaf Elia-Shalev June 4, 2021 12:40 pm

7 works of (mostly) serious fiction set at Jewish sleepaway camp

Philip Roth, Paul Auster and Herman Wouk all drew on their memories of Jewish camp.

February 13, 2018 2:04 pm

Israeli Holocaust survivor wins literary award for 1st children’s book

The celebrated Israeli novelist Aharon Applefeld won the Sydney Taylor award for a tale on teens’ survival in Eastern Europe based on his own life.

January 16, 2016 7:12 pm

Book on 8-year-old Warsaw Ghetto boy wins Jewish literature medal

January 11, 2016 5:05 pm

Writer Molly Antopol wins Hadassah literary prize

October 9, 2015 9:23 am

In Jennifer Weiner’s hit novels, it’s a (Jewish) woman’s world

By Suzanne Pollak August 5, 2015 7:44 pm

Meet the new ‘Jewish Oprah’

By Beth Kissileff April 1, 2015 2:36 pm

Day 5 of Jewish American Heritage Month: Take a Philip Roth bus tour

By Rebecca Soffer May 5, 2013 9:00 am

Day 4 of Jewish American Heritage Month: Start a book club

By Rebecca Soffer May 4, 2013 9:00 am

Jewish Book Council names Sami Rohr Prize finalists

By Jessica Leader January 26, 2012 1:56 pm

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