The Gospel According to Jesus’s Mom

May 24, 2013
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liars-gospel

The more familiar a story, the greater the challenge for a novelist. How do you convince readers to look out for more than they already know? Naomi Alderman‘s 3rd novel, The Liars’ Gospel, takes on this challenge: in 4 richly interior, interwoven narratives, Alderman reimagines the effect of Jesus’s—Yehoshuah’s—life and teaching on his Jewish…

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Shiva: The Video Game

May 23, 2013
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shiva1

If we had a shekel for every time we’ve paid a shiva call and wanted to make a…

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Jewniverse is seeking an intern!

May 22, 2013
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we-are-hiring

Jewniverse is a project of MyJewishLearning, Inc, an umbrella of pluralistic, nondenominational Jewish websites and…

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Sleeping Through the Holocaust in Ukrainian Caves

May 22, 2013
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no-place-on-earth

When 5-year-old Sima Dodyk emerged from the cave where she…

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Israel’s Secret Army

May 21, 2013
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machal2

In 1948, on the eve of Israel’s independence, a…

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A Diary of the Nazi Years

May 20, 2013
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klemperer3

After a Gestapo raid on May 27, 1942, Victor…

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The Jewish Death Curse

May 17, 2013
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The Jewish Death Curse

Amid Israeli politician Naftali Bennett’s recent assortment of…

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Simms Taback and the Freylikhe Meal

May 14, 2013
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Photo Courtesy Ventura County Star

As an international bastion of treyf, McDonald’s doesn’t…

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A Yiddish Glossary for Goyim

May 13, 2013
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hollywood

Have you ever wandered through Hollywood feeling farschimmelt over…

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Meet Nigeria’s Jews

May 10, 2013
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nigeria1

If you thought the wonders of the Internet…

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Letting It Go: A Post-Holocaust Delight

May 9, 2013
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letting-it-go1

The world of Holocaust literature is filled with…

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The Seven Dwarves of Auschwitz

May 8, 2013
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7-d2

You probably know that very few families survived Auschwitz intact.…

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