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Bella Abzug
The Jewish congresswoman was a champion of women's rights, human rights, equality, peace, and social justice.
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
Jonathan Safran Foer's 9/11 novel explores the dialectic between absence and presence.
Moses as Abandoned Hero
Although many ancient abandoned hero stories survive, the biblical example of the story Moses has some clear points of departure.
Who Was Moses in the Bible?
The greatest Jewish prophet led the Israelites out of Egypt and received the Torah at Sinai, but he never entered the promised land.
The Theology of Chabad
The problem of divine withdrawal inspires an alternate view of the universe.
Jewish-American Fiction in the 21st Century
Vibrancy and diversity mark the new crop of novelists and story writers.