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Illustrator of ‘Sammy Spider’ Jewish children’s books dies at 83

That was the work of Katherine Janus Kahn, who died Oct. 6 at age 83. Janus Kahn, a fine artist also noted for her works on ...
The Forward on MSN

How Yiddish authors made a new world writing for children

Miriam Udel's "Modern Jewish Worldmaking Through Yiddish Children’s Literature" shows how stories shaped a Jewish identity ...
Jewish Insider

As Jewish writers face boycotts and bias, new initiative aims to boost their books

The Jewish Book Council launched a new subscription service, Nu Reads, which provides six Jewish books per year, modeled on ...
Los Angeles Times

How important are Bob Dylan’s Jewish roots? Entertaining bio doesn’t really answer the question

The word “probably” gets a major workout in “Bob Dylan: Jewish Roots, American Soil,” Harry Freedman’s new book made of equal parts passion and conjecture. The book’s central premise, or one of them, ...