Jewish Culture

Absurdistan

Gary Shteyngart's satiric look at globalization, petrol politics, and the obsession with Jewish continuity.

Contemporary Art in Israel

Confronting local politics--on an international stage.

Influence of Isaac Bashevis Singer

I.B. Singer's ghost haunts Jewish literature to this day.

Esther Kreitman

Esther Singer Kreitman was a published author, but she was overshadowed by her brothers.

Isaac Bashevis Singer: Criticism

Not everyone admired Singer's fiction.

Isaac Bashevis Singer on Screen

The big screen likes I.B. Singer--but he didn't always like it.

Isaac Bashevis Singer: Between Fact and Fiction

The life and work of Yiddish literature's Nobel laureate.

Jewish Modern Art

From Abstract Expressionism to Feminism.

Architecture in Israel

Integrating the European and the Middle Eastern.

Natasha and Other Stories

David Bezmozgis' hilarious--and profound--tales of an immigrant family in Canada.

The Jewish Short Story Today: Marginalization, Immigration, Alie

Though neglected by the mainstream, the Jewish short story is alive and well.

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

Jonathan Safran Foer's 9/11 novel explores the dialectic between absence and presence.