Saul Austerlitz

Allen Ginsberg (1926-1997) changed the face of American poetry.

The poetry of Emma Lazarus (1849-1887), best known for the verse inscribed on the Statue of Liberty pedestal

Is there something uniquely Jewish about the poetry of Jewish Americans?

Jewish socialism influenced Grace Paley's life and literature.

The most successful Jewish American writer may be the most ambivalent as well.

At mid 20th century, Jewish writers connected with American readers by writing about alienation.

In America, a female sweatshop worker from a Polish shtetl could become a renowned writer and Hollywood commodity.

Using a medium often associated with lightheartedness to portray the horrors of the Holocaust.

Ozick's version of Jewish literature is more than Yiddish words and slapstick.

Yiddish-speaking Jews put faith in the language of their new country and left an indelible mark on American letters.