A Travel Tip

In his last posts, David Rosenberg, whose latest books are A Literary Bible: An Original Translation and An Educated Man: A Dual Biography of Moses and Jesus, wrote about the possibility of a Judeo-Christianity bookstore section and writing about writers. He has been blogging all week for the Jewish Book Council and MyJewishLearning.
A little gem, Hotel St. Michel is where we used to stay before we moved down to Florida. It was recommended by poet Yehuda Amichai, who called it “old Tel Avivi.” Continue reading here.

Israelis in the spring

Posted by Naomi Firestone

Liran Golod, the Director of Visual Arts & Lit from the Israeli Consulate in NY, just shared a wonderful list of Israeli authors who will be coming to the States this spring…continue reading here.

Responding to Mein Kampf

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An interesting article in the Forward about an exhibit at the Contemporary Jewish Museum of San Francisco…continue reading here.

Radio Radio

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Yesterday, author Ari Goldman, along with some of the JBC staff, ventured up to the Upper West Side to talk about Jewish books with Zev Brenner, host of “Talkline,” a Jewish radio program he began in 1981. Continue reading here.

Using Google Wave…

Posted by Naomi Firestone

Here at the JBC office, we’ve spent the past several weeks trying to figure out a way to use Google Wave to improve the way we communicate and collaborate on various programs. Continue reading here.