A poignant selection from Hagar Peeters new collection of poetry from City of Sandcastles is included this month in The Nomadic Journal. We mark this month and September 11 as… Read more Hagar Peeters Poetry Selection Reverberates with September 11 →
We are sad to report that author Maurice Rajsfus (April 9, 1928–June 13, 2020) has died from cancer at the age of 92. Holocaust survivor, historian, memoirist, he was President of the… Read more Author and Anti-Police-Brutality Activist Maurice Rajsfus Dies at 92: Memoirist, Historian, Holocaust Survivor — Agent for Change →
H-Net Reviews in the Humanities & Social Sciences commissioned an in-depth review of Éva Forgács’ 2016 book Hungarian Art: Confrontation and Revival in the Modern Movement. In the lengthy article… Read more H-Net Reviews Takes a Close Look at Hungarian Art →
“A compelling read, appalling and inspiring, tragic and hopeful. Heda’s voice comes through incredibly strongly and my admiration for her clear headed courage and determination is very deep. Full marks… Read more Sir John Tusa calls Hitler, Stalin and I a “hopeful” book →
Tulsa Book Review praises Heda Margolius Kovály’s Hitler, Stalin and I: “Oral interviews can be a gold mine for historians, and this is no exception. It provides individual experiences that get… Read more 5-star review of Hitler, Stalin and I by Tulsa Book Review →
In Peter Sichrovsky’s short story “New York,” which was recently featured on JewishFiction.net, a Jewish couple living in Brooklyn consider their own survival of the Holocaust as they contemplate whether… Read more “Verklempt” author Peter Sichrovsky featured on JewishFiction.net →
A feature in JAZZIZ Magazine on celebrated jazz musician Coco Schumann, entitled “Playing Music in Hell,” focuses on his experiences in concentration camps during WWII in a nine-page spread replete with… Read more JAZZIZ focuses on the “remarkable autobiography” of music legend Coco Schumann →
In this video featured on the culture blog Laughing Squid, Coco Schumann is the second guitarist discussed by musician Steve Onotera in his list of guitarists who found musical success despite… Read more Coco Schumann and “Guitarists Who Overcame Great Adversity” →