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Will We Line a Murderer’s Pockets?

Fortunately, California Civil Code section 2225 forbids convicted felons from reaping such profits. Our state\’s law is based on New York\’s \”Son of Sam\” law, enacted to prevent David Berkowitz, a social miscreant, from selling a book and movie rights about his 1977 New York City murder spree.

Inventing Oneself

In Philip Roth\’s new novel, \”The Human Stain,\” a classics professor at a small New England college creates a fictional identity for himself.

A Hero’s Welcome

In her talk, which ran more than an hour, Deborah Lipstadt reflected on her almost five-year ordeal, which began when Irving sued her and her publisher, Penguin Books, for libel in a British court.

Haikus for Jews

Don\’t let the unfunny introduction to \”Haikus for Jews\” (Harmony Books, $11) fool you.

Telling the Story

Retired bookseller Leo Bretholz, a Holocaust survivor, can hand you his own death notice.

Struggle on the Steppes

Ruzena Berler first began to write about her experiences in the late 1940s, to exorcise her recurring nightmares about the war.

The Insider

Joshua Hammer\’s book is called \”Chosen by God: A Brother\’s Journey\” (Hyperion Press), and while the titular journey refers to his brother, it may very well apply to Hammer himself.\nIn Newsweek\’s Nov. 8th issue, Hammer — a foreign correspondent who will become the magazine\’s Berlin bureau chief in January — gave the nation a window into his life. In an excerpt from \”Chosen\” Hammer recounted his quest to reconnect with Tony, his estranged younger brother. During their time apart, while Hammer had traveled the world covering war and political unrest, Tony had become Tuvia, a \”Torah Jew\” with a wife and sprawling family, entrenched in an ultra-Orthodox lifestyle

Catching Up with Elie Wiesel

Still, it seems, Elie Wiesel is uneasy in his dual roles of inward-looking writer and public activist. He acknowledges a certain degree of self-censorship, particularly in writing about his confrontations with leaders in Israel, American Jewish spokesmen and certain Holocaust scholars.

Four for Chanukah

When the Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles celebrated the launch of its anti-illiteracy program KOREH Los Angeles in September, the focus was on educators and celebrities to read children\’s books to kids. Meanwhile, on the outskirts of the spotlight at that event were some local women who are equally vital in the campaign against illiteracy: the creators of the children\’s books themselves.

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