Jewish Review of Books
Encyclopedia
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 New York City
.
The magazine was launched in 2010 with an editorial board that "boasts heavy hitters" including Leon Wieseltier
, Michael Walzer
and Ruth Wisse
. The editor is Abraham Socher.
The magazine is funded by the Tikvah Fund, a philanthropy of the Zalman Bernstein. The initial press run is 30,000 copies.
According to The Jewish Week
, the JRB is "unabashedly" modeled after the venerable New York Review of Books.
Harvey Pekar
and Tara Seibel
collaborated on comic strips for the first two issues of the magazine.
Literature
Literature is the art of written works, and is not bound to published sources...
, culture
Culture
Culture is a term that has many different inter-related meanings. For example, in 1952, Alfred Kroeber and Clyde Kluckhohn compiled a list of 164 definitions of "culture" in Culture: A Critical Review of Concepts and Definitions...
and current affairs
Current affairs (news format)
Current Affairs is a genre of broadcast journalism where the emphasis is on detailed analysis and discussion of news stories that have recently occurred or are ongoing at the time of broadcast....
from a Jewish perspective. It is published in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
.
The magazine was launched in 2010 with an editorial board that "boasts heavy hitters" including Leon Wieseltier
Leon Wieseltier
Leon Wieseltier is an American writer, critic, and magazine editor. Since 1983 he has been the literary editor of The New Republic.Wieseltier was born in Brooklyn, New York and attended the Yeshiva of Flatbush, Columbia University, Oxford University, and Harvard University, and was a member of...
, Michael Walzer
Michael Walzer
Michael Walzer is a prominent American political philosopher and public intellectual. A professor emeritus at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey, he is co-editor of Dissent, an intellectual magazine that he has been affiliated with since his years as an undergraduate at...
and Ruth Wisse
Ruth Wisse
Ruth R. Wisse is the Martin Peretz Professor of Yiddish Literature and Professor of Comparative Literature at Harvard University.She is the sister of David Roskies, professor of Yiddish and Jewish literature at the Jewish Theological Seminary.-Career:...
. The editor is Abraham Socher.
The magazine is funded by the Tikvah Fund, a philanthropy of the Zalman Bernstein. The initial press run is 30,000 copies.
According to The Jewish Week
The Jewish Week
The Jewish Week is an independent weekly newspaper serving the Jewish community of the metropolitan New York City area. The Jewish Week covers news relating to the Jewish community in NYC and has world-wide distribution.-Editorial staff:...
, the JRB is "unabashedly" modeled after the venerable New York Review of Books.
Harvey Pekar
Harvey Pekar
Harvey Lawrence Pekar was an American underground comic book writer, music critic and media personality, best known for his autobiographical American Splendor comic series. In 2003, the series inspired a critically acclaimed film adaptation of the same name.Pekar described American Splendor as "an...
and Tara Seibel
Tara Seibel
Tara Seibel is an American alternative cartoonist, graphic designer and illustrator from Cleveland. Best known for her collaborations with underground comix book writer Harvey Pekar...
collaborated on comic strips for the first two issues of the magazine.
External links
- Jewish Review of Books, official website.