Daily Archive: January 21, 2016

The following is an interview with Wendy Law-Yone, author of A Daughter’s Memoir of Burma:nnQuestion: Why did you decide to write a memoir of your father’s life as opposed to a more conventional biography?nnWendy Law-Yone: A conventional biography would have required...

n n n n nnThe following is an interview with Seth Kunin, author of Juggling Identities: Identity and Authenticity among the Crypto-Jews.nnQ: What is crypto-Judaism?nnSeth Kunin: Crypto-Jews are individuals who claim to be descended from Jews who were forcibly (and...

The following is a Q&A between Grzegorz W. Kolodko, author of Truth, Errors, and Lies: Politics and Economics in a Volatile World and William R. Brand, the book’s translator.nnWilliam Brand: This is an exceptionally wide-ranging book that looks far into...

In the words of Columbia University professor Alan Brinkley, Richard Kahlenberg’s biography of Albert Shanker, “reveals the complexity of Shanker’s life and career and also makes a persuasive case for his greatness.” In this interview Kahlenberg discusses his new book...

The following is an interview with Rabbi Dana Evan Kaplan, author of Contemporary American Judaism: Transformation and RenewalnnQuestion: Is your book a comprehensive look at all aspects of American Judaism?nnDana Evan Kaplan: Yes and no. I cover a tremendous amount of...