Jewish Review of Books
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| Editor | Abraham Socher |
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| Frequency | Quarterly |
| Founded | 2010 |
| Country | United States |
| Based in | Cleveland Heights, Ohio |
| Language | English |
| Website | www.jewishreviewofbooks.com |
| ISSN | 2153-1978 |
The Jewish Review of Books is a quarterly magazine with articles on literature, culture and current affairs from a Jewish perspective. It is published in Cleveland Heights, Ohio.[1]
The magazine was launched in 2010 with an editorial board that included Michael Walzer and Ruth Wisse, Shlomo Avineri, Ruth Gavison,[2] and other prominent Jewish thinkers.[3] The editor is Abraham Socher.[3][4] The initial press run was 30,000 copies.[5][6] According to The Jewish Week, the JRB is "unabashedly" modeled after the venerable New York Review of Books.[5] Harvey Pekar and Tara Seibel collaborated on comic strips for the first two issues of the magazine.[7]
The magazine was initially funded by the Tikvah Fund, founded by Zalman Bernstein.[3][5] In 2022, the publication separated from the Tikvah Fund and is now run independently under the non-profit Jewish Review of Books Foundation, chaired by Jehuda Reinharz, with the Mandel Foundation providing the majority of the funding.[8]
Contributors have included Robert Alter, Elisheva Carlebach, David Ellenson, Daniel Gordis, Moshe Halbertal, Shai Held, Susannah Heschel, Dara Horn, Adam Kirsch, Jonathan Sacks, Haym Soloveitchik, David Wolpe, and Steven Zipperstein.[9]
References
- ^ "Contact us". Jewish Review of Books. Retrieved October 26, 2022.
- ^ Allan, Arkush (August 17, 2020). "Ruth Gavison, 1945–2020". Jewish Review of Books.
- ^ a b c Smith, Jordan Michael, "A Jewish Journal of Ideas Is Born", The Forward, February 10, 2010 (issue of February 19, 2010).
- ^ Oppenheimer, Mark (October 23, 2010). "Adding More Jewish Voices to the Discussion". New York Times. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
- ^ a b c Herschthal, Eric (February 25, 2010). "Can New Journal Find Its Niche?". Jewish Telegraphic Agency-NY Jewish Week. Retrieved October 26, 2022.
- ^ "Jewish Review of Books Launched With Foundation Funding". eJewish Philanthropy. February 26, 2010. Retrieved October 26, 2022.
- ^ "The Last Days Of Harvey Pekar". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. July 20, 2010. Retrieved October 26, 2022.
- ^ Sales, Ben (February 11, 2022). "Jewish Review of Books goes independent". eJewish Philanthropy. Retrieved July 19, 2022.
- ^ "Authors". Jewish Review of Books. Retrieved October 26, 2022.
External links
- Official website