Jewish Review of Books
Jewish Review of Books, Akiva Schick, Abe Socher, Shai Secunda, Allan Arkush, Benjamin BalintThe Jewish Review of Books is a quarterly print publication with an active online presence for serious readers with Jewish interests.
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If God Wills It, a Broom Can Shoot (From the Archives)
By Arun Viswanath
Summer 2022
Call him Voldemort,” Dumbledore had told Harry. “Always use the proper name for things.” “Ruf im Voldemor. Zolst tomid onrufn a zakh mitn geherikn nomen.” This was my primary directive as I attempted to...
Roald and the Giant Bummer
Giant
Music Box Theater
March 23–June 28, 2026
Reviewed by Jenna Weissman Joselit
Night after night, audiences are filling up the Music Box Theater on Manhattan’s West 45th Street to see Giant. A hit of the 2024 London seaso...
The Unbearable Lightness of Exile
One of the most famous Yiddish songs of the past century is “Oyfn Pripetchik,” a shtetl threnody about a melamed teaching the alef-beys on a cold winter’s day. Backlit by the heater’s glow, the teacher reassures his charges, promises them p...
Klezmer, Jazz, or Something
Pop Rock, Swing Jazz, Folk Rap, there are dozens of blended music genres, some better than others (Electro Swing is absolutely worth your time). So one day, while looking for something new to listen to, I tried out “Klezmer Jazz” in Google,...
Our Man in Beirut (From the Archives)
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By Matti Friedman
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Spring 2019
Some of the most dramatic moments in Matti Friedman’s excellent new book about the men of the Arab Section, an espionage uni...
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A quarterly magazine of Jewish criticism, religion, and culture and monthly web-exclusive reviews and essays.
Associate Editor of the Jewish Review of Books
Editor of the Jewish Review of Books, author of Liberal & Illiberal Arts: Essays (Mostly Jewish)
Contributing editor at the Jewish Review of Books, professor at Bard College, and author of The Iranian Talmud and The Talmud’s Red Fence
Benjamin Balint is the author of "Kafka’s Last Trial," winner of the Sami Rohr Prize in Jewish Literature. His most recent book, "Bruno Schulz: An Artist, a Murder, and the Hijacking of History," won a National Jewish Book Award.
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