Whitechapel Noise: Jewish Immigrant Life in Yiddish Song and Verse
Klezmer music is now experiencing a tremendous new spurt of interest worldwide with both Jews and non-Jews recreating this restless volatile
She grew up the super's daughter in the basement of an Upper West Side co-op that gets more gentrified with each passing year
He closes by asking why so many American Jewish writers have resisted that category
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg never asked for fame—she has only tried to make the world a little better and a little freer
Who Wants to Be a Jewish Writer?: And Other Essays by Adam Kirsch synced Whitechapel Noise: Jewish Immigrant LifeFrom one of todays keenest critics comes a collection of essays on poetry, religion, and the connection between the two. Adam Kirsch is one of todays finest literary critics. This collection brings together his essays on poetry, religion, and the intersections between them, with a particular focus on Jewish literature. He explores the definition of Jewish literature, the relationship between poetry and politics, and the future of literary reputation