Jewish Literature

I.B. Singer's ghost haunts Jewish literature to this day.

Esther Singer Kreitman was a published author, but she was overshadowed by her brothers.

Not everyone admired Singer's fiction.

The big screen likes I.B. Singer--but he didn't always like it.

The life and work of Yiddish literature's Nobel laureate.

David Bezmozgis' hilarious--and profound--tales of an immigrant family in Canada.

Though neglected by the mainstream, the Jewish short story is alive and well.

Jonathan Safran Foer's 9/11 novel explores the dialectic between absence and presence.

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

A poem from Emma Lazarus's 1871 collection Ademtus and Other Poems

The contributions of I.L. Peretz to Yiddish literature.

The writing of Mendele Mokher Seforim offers a realistic and honest portrayal of village life.