My Jeremiah by Jacob Sloan Glorious language, furious thoughts: reasons to love the biblical prophet of doom.
Saying Kaddish by Jacob Sloan I have recently gotten into the habit of saying Kaddish, the Jewish memorial prayer, for Gentiles.
Confessions of an Ex-Translator by Jacob Sloan I mean "confessions" here in none of the word's more odious senses, criminal or spiritual. Translation is no guilty act…
Reflections on a Memoir by Jacob Sloan H.'s english was hesitant, but he was fluent and expressive in Yiddish. There was more than a touch of delighted…
Diamond, by Brian Glanville; and Sol Myers, by Judah Stampfer by Jacob Sloan THESE NOVELS ARE lively and readable, though neither the British Diamond nor the American Sol Myers is unusual in tone…