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Published on April 5, 2012

April 3, 2012

By Shmuel Rosner
Published on April 3, 2012

Safran Foer�s New American Haggadah out of stock across web [UPDATED]

By Jonah Lowenfeld
Published on March 20, 2012

Writer�s Guild to Honor �Extremely� Talented Screenwriter Eric Roth

By Naomi Pfefferman
Published on January 26, 2012

Ben Stiller to star in HBO series about Jewish family

JTA
Published on January 24, 2012

Ben Stiller reportedly has signed on to direct, produce and star in an HBO original series about a Jewish family called �All Talk.�

The Omnivore�s Curse [Recipe & Photos Included]

By Rob Eshman
Published on January 7, 2010

Jonathan Safran Foer makes me want to vomit

By Brad A. Greenberg
Published on November 9, 2008

If I had just one Jewish book to read . . . .

By Anita K. Kantrowitz
Published on November 7, 2008

The Jewish Journal asked several authors appearing at Sunday's Celebration of Jewish Books to answer a question that, at least for writers, has existential overtones: "If you were stranded on a deserted island, what Jewish book would you want to have with you, and why?"

Fields of Dreams

By David Suissa
Published on September 10, 2008

I used to think that between the time of the destruction of the Second Temple in 70 A.D., and the birth of Israel in 1948, there was no such thing as an


exclusively Jewish city. Sure, there were plenty of Jewish ghettos and neighborhoods scattered throughout the globe, but a city with only Jews in it? I never imagined it.

Readers finally get their say at JBook.com’s Peoples’ Choice Awards

By Sue Fishkoff
Published on October 26, 2006

Everything Is Illuminated," Jonathan Safran Foer's tragi-comic tale of a young American Jew's journey through Ukraine in search of his grandfather's roots, is the first winner of JBooks.com's People's Choice Award for the decade's best work of Jewish fiction at the Koret International Jewish Book Awards ceremony in San Francisco.

Video Takes Bite Out of Kosher Slaughter

By Gabriel Sanders
Published on April 20, 2006

Jonathan Safran Foer, author of the best-selling novel, "Everything Is Illuminated" (Houghton Mifflin, 2002) and last year's "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" (Houghton Mifflin) released a video earlier this month in which he argues that the slaughtering practices employed by modern factory farms are out of step with the spirit of the kosher laws. The film ultimately calls upon viewers to consider vegetarianism.

Foer’s Voice Comes in ‘Loud’ and Clear

By Mark Oppenheimer
Published on May 5, 2005

One of the pleasures of reading "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close," Jonathan Safran Foer's absorbing new novel, is that the experience helped me understand why I was so incapable of enjoying Foer's first book, the into-30-languages-translated, into-major-motion-picture-being-made "Everything Is Illuminated" -- or why (to take the blame off myself) that last book, published in 2002, was so ill suited to being enjoyed by me. I'm even thinking of making a peace offering to "Everything Is Illuminated," trying to reach some sort of d�tente, maybe seeing if we'd prefer each other's company the second time around.

Jews’ Winning Words

By Sandee Brawarsky
Published on November 7, 2002

Nobody remembers whether the Torah has ever won a book award before.

Shedding Some Light

By Amy Klein
Published on October 31, 2002

"Everything Is Illuminated" by Jonathan Safran Foer (Houghton Mifflin, $24).

Jonathan Safran Foer's new book, "Everything Is Illuminated" has garnered rave reviews everywhere, from The New York Times to Esquire, with front jacket quotes by Russell Banks, Nathan Englander and mentor Joyce Carol Oates; it has even been optioned for a movie by actor Liev Schrieber's prodction company.

Shedding Some Light

By Amy Klein
Published on May 9, 2002

Jonathan Safran Foer's new book, "Everything Is Illuminated" has garnered rave reviews everywhere, from The New York Times to Esquire, with front jacket quotes by Russell Banks, Nathan Englander and mentor Joyce Carol Oates; it has even been optioned for a movie by actor Liev Schrieber's prodction company.