fbpx

Adam Kirsch: Israeli Book week Special

[additional-authors]
June 11, 2021

A special episode for Israeli book week. Shmuel Rosner and Adam Kirsch discuss two of Kirsch’s books: “The People and the Books: 18 Classics of Jewish Literature” and “The Blessing and the Curse: The Jewish People and Their Books in the Twentieth Century“.
Adam Kirsch is an American poet and literary critic. He is on the seminar faculty of Columbia University’s Center for American Studies, and has taught at YIVO.

Follow Shmuel Rosner on Twitter.

Did you enjoy this article?
You'll love our roundtable.

Editor's Picks

Latest Articles

Newsom’s Machinations

Newsom’s machinations are a warning that the current difficulties for American politicians facing rising voter unhappiness with Israel will only become harder.

How Antisemites Can Save the Jews

American Jews have always understood a key lesson of life: even if your victimhood is justified, if you wear it it will kill you.

Trump in ‘The Twilight Zone’

With moral clarity not clouded by anti-Trump, anti-Israel hysteria, everyone should be able to get behind this just war against Iran—not unlike Israel’s just war in Gaza.

Hating Trump More Than Terrorists

While one of the world’s most evil regimes is taking a beating, much of the mainstream media, Hollywood and our cultural elite would rather focus on who’s doing the beating.

The ‘Scream’ Franchise Is Back—Sans Antisemites.

It seems that Melissa Barrera – and those who followed her off set – may have inadvertently saved the franchise from itself. In getting back to basics, the film found a way to connect with audiences from both the past and the present.

The Sweet Song of Survival

There is a second form of sacred survival: to survive as a nation. And that too takes precedence over everything.

More news and opinions than at a Shabbat dinner, right in your inbox.