Canadian Jewish Literary Awards handed out in Toronto
On Oct. 14, 120 people gathered at York University in Toronto, to honour the recipients of the 2018 Canadian Jewish Literary Awards, which is sponsored and administered by the Israel and Golda Koschitzky Centre for Jewish Studies at York.
When the Nobel takes a holiday
Readers yearning for something with the Nobel stamp of approval can turn to the recently published acceptance lecture from last year’s winner, Kazuo Ishiguro, which is provocatively titled My Twentieth Century Evening and Other Small Breakthroughs: The Nobel Lecture (Alfred A. Knopf).
Horowitz: Examining the Philip Roth misogyny debate
Sara Horowitz writes candidly about her own personal opinions on Philip Roth.
Acclaimed Israeli author wins literary prize in Montreal
Ruby Namdar, author of The Ruined House, received the Literature Beyond the Borders Prize for his “contribution to the infinite variety of world literature,” at the Blue Metropolis International Literary Festival in Montreal
Jewish content galore at the 20th Blue Metropolis festival in Montreal
The 20th-annual Blue Metropolis International Literary Festival offers a smorgasbord of events that are of particular Jewish interest.
David Bezmozgis: a trailblazer for Russian-Jewish creators in Canada
Seeing a lack of literature about his own Russian-Jewish community in Toronto, writer and filmmaker David Bezmozgis took it upon himself to change that.
The high-flying bootlegger and builder of the 1920s
Unlike many Jews who settled in London, Ont. in the 1920s, Charlie Burns did not have to resort to peddling or junk collection to eke out a living
Naches and the Nobels: Jews and the prize
Nobel Prizes are always presented on Dec. 10 to an exclusive – yet surprisingly large – community, alas, not everyone can be a winner
Etgar Keret: writing shouldn’t serve narrow interests
The Israeli writer, requires the reader to empathize and identify with the emotions or thoughts in his short stories, graphic novels and screenwriting
The Jewish bootleggers of Manitoba
Adapted from The Bootlegger’s Confession by Allan Levine, it’s 1922 and thanks to prohibition business is booming for Saul and Lou Sugarman
