Matthue Roth
Matthue Roth's newest book is Automatic. He is also the author of three novels and the memoir Yom Kippur a Go-Go, and is an associate editor at MyJewishLearning.com. His screenplay 1/20 is currently in production as a feature film.
Articles by Matthue Roth
Bloomsday
Today is Bloomsday, named after Leopold Bloom, the main character of James Joyce’s Ulysses and patron saint of 21st-century literary snobs ...
Black Widow in Israel
If you’re subscribed to Jewniverse (and why wouldn’t you be? Go do it now) you’ll get a different wacky Jewish ...
A King Crowned by Birds
The new book Folktales of the Jews: Tales from Arab Lands, edited by Dan Ben-Amos, collects hundreds of years’ worth ...
X-Men: First Class: New Holocaust Footage
Fox Studios released four new clips from the new X-Men movie last night. If you’ve followed our coverage of Magneto’s ...
Inside the World of B&H Photo
We’re huge fans of B&H Photo and Video, the famous camera shop run by Hasidic Jews in the center of Manhattan ...
Memory, Scent, and My Mother
Earlier this week, Molly Birnbaum wrote about her first writing teacher and the scent of Passover. She has been blogging all week ...
Martin Luther King’s Fake Quote on Osama’s Death
After the death of Osama bin Laden was announced, this quote from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., began circulating:“I mourn ...
Liveblogging bin Laden’s Death
Osama bin Laden is dead. Just to let you know, if you live under a rock or in a Luddite ...
William and Kate’s Wedding: Mazel Tov!
Prince William and Kate Middleton are getting married. And you know, news of a wedding will always rock the Jewish ...
Liveblogging Passover
The holiday of Passover starts at sunset tonight, right? Not really. In our household, Passover started about a month ago ...