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Arts

Naomi Pfefferman August 27, 1998

Documentary focuses on spiritual transformation of Rodger Kamenetz

ArtsThe Year’s Best Jewish Children’s Books

Jewish Journal April 2, 1998

Last month,the Association of Jewish Libraries announced the winners of its Sydney Taylor Award for this year\’s most distinguished contributions to Jewish children\’s literature.\n

Never underestimate the propensity of American Jews to scare themselves silly. Here we are, in the midst of an unprecedented Jewish renaissance, enjoying the most favorable spiritual climate in more than a century, including shelf loads of Jewish books at every Barnes & Noble, and still our leaders are playing Stephen King, terrifying themselves (and us) with grim fairy tales and devil\’s food. Here are three recent exhibits.\n

All the Tenacity

Rob Eshman August 21, 1997

For Robert Anthony Siegel,April is indeed the cruelest month.Siegel\’s first novel came out in April — that was kind. But so did novels by Norman Mailer, Saul Bellow and Philip Roth. That was very,very cruel.\n\nAs book reviewers wrote fevered mini-tomes, dissecting the latest works by the greats, and publishing-house publicity budgets emptied to push Saints Norm, Saul and Phil, Siegel\’s exceptionally funny and entertaining novel, \”All the Money In the World,\” received zero attention.

Read Me a Story

Diane Arieff July 31, 1997

Sure, the children\’s shelves at bookstores are crowded with schlocky merchandising tie-ins and humorless \”P.C.\” stories that groan under the weight of their own environmental and multi-culti lessons. But look a bit more carefully; you\’ll find the kinds of books that create those magical moments between adults and children.