Emily Benedek has written a new book titled, Through
the Unknown, Remembered Gate: A Spiritual Journey. Published by Schocken
Books, it includes chapters on Congregation B'nai Jeshurun. "This is
convincing writing–full of conviction about the trials of doubt and
faith."-- Rodger Kamenetz, author of The Jew in the Lotus.
What I Saw at the Fair is Ann Birstein's a candid account of Ms. Birstein's tumultuous marriage to writer and critic Alfred Kazin, her struggle to become a respected writer, and the evolution of a vibrant generation of intellectuals.
"Fans of Birstein's work in the New Yorker and the New York Times will not be disappointed by this memoir, which expands on much of the colorful narrative found in her superb biography of her father, The Rabbi on Forty-Seventh Street, and delves deeper into her Hell's Kitchen childhood, college life and experiences among cliquish New York City intellectuals." (Publishers Weekly)
Two of Ms. Birstein's books have been reissued as part of the Authors Guild Back in Print series: American Children, a novel, and The Rabbi on Forty-Seventh Street, a biography of her father. They are available at all major Internet bookstores.
Pianist Donald Isler has just released a new CD featuring works of Beethoven on the KASP label. For more information, call KASP at (914) 591-6298 or email KASPREC@aol.com.
Letty Cottin Pogrebin is the author of numerous works of nonfiction. Her latest book is her first novel: Three Daughters is the story of the Wasserman sisters, who must reconcile with their dysfunctional family history in order to face each other and their long-absent father an esteemed rabbi who has he is returning to New York. Pogrebin weaves complex family melodrama that is by turns humorous and heartbreaking.
"The Golems of Gotham"
The new novel by Thane Rosenbaum fictionalizes the lives of six Holocaust survivor writers who committed suicide. This innovative work explores the theme of how systematic persecution and genocide can contribute to literary imagination and self-destructive behavior.
Meredith Tax is a writer, historian, and activist. Three of her books have just been republished:
- "Rivington Street". This sprawling, epic, historical novel -- suitable for use as a classroom text -- follows the fortunes of four enterprising, courageous Jewish women in New York's Lower East Side. Through their lives, loves, and convictions, the narrative draws the reader irresistibly into the explosive events that shaped women's possibilities in the early twentieth century.
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"Union Square".
Taking up where "Rivington Street" left off, "Union Square" brims over with the passions and struggles of five indomitable women. - "The Rising of the Women – Feminist Solidarity and Class Conflict, 1880-1917". Focusing on the socialist housewives, settlement workers, and left-wing feminists who were the main allies of working women between the 1880s and World War I, "The Rising of the Women" explores the successes and failures of the "united fronts" within which middle- and working class American women worked together to improve social and economic conditions for female laborers.
Ira Wolfman (author) and Ronda Small (photo
researcher) have just published their new book, Jewish New York:
Notable Neighborhoods and Memorable Moments. This beautifully illustrated guide celebrates Jewish life in New York City from the seventeenth century to today through a selection of photographs, memorabilia, manuscripts, postcards, maps, and more.