erika dreifus Archives – Jewish Journal

Dreifus’ ‘Birthright’ Poems Come Straight From the Jewish Heart

Jonathan Kirsch November 20, 2019

Questions for the critics

Jewish Journal May 11, 2016

A poem by Erika Dreifus

I first encountered the work of Erika Dreifus at her literary blog, “My Machberet,” which I quickly bookmarked as a must-read site (erikadreifus.com), and I was so impressed by her acuity, discernment and style that I invited her to contribute book reviews to The Jewish Journal. Now I have the opportunity to call attention to her debut work of fiction, “Quiet Americans” (Last Light Studio, $13.95), a deeply affecting collection of short stories that displays all of the qualities that I admire in her literary journalism.

A Manual for the Auntie-to-Be

Erika Dreifus April 8, 2004

It seemed that lots of people — including total strangers — had plenty of advice to offer my sister and my brother-in-law before the birth of their first child, an event the entire extended family anticipated for late summer 2003. And it wasn\’t just a matter of kindly (if ultimately incorrect) projections about the baby\’s gender or rueful warnings about all those sleepless nights to come.