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Marion Weisel, translator, activist and wife of Elie Wiesel dies at 94

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NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 30: Dr. Elie Wiesel and Marion Wiesel attend the Norman Mailer Center Commendation Awards at The National Arts Club on April 30, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Michael N. Todaro/Getty Images for Norman Mailer Center)

Taffy Brodesser-Akner, author of Long Island Compromise (Photo by Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images)

Hadley Freeman

By Hadley Freeman

Is this new novel too Jewish to be hailed for its brilliance?

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Paul Auster penned more than 30 titles and his work was translated into 40 languages (Photo: Getty Images)

Jewish American novelist Paul Auster dies aged 77

By Rosa Doherty

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TS Eliot’s masterpiece reflected darkness that led to the Shoah

David Aberbach

By David Aberbach

TS Eliot’s masterpiece reflected darkness that led to the Shoah

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Wingate Literary Prize celebrates the best of Jewish writing

Wingate Literary Prize celebrates the best of Jewish writing

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Ignore the naysayers, we’re living in a golden age of Jewish writing

David Herman

By David Herman

Ignore the naysayers, we’re living in a golden age of Jewish writing

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The Jewish diaspora is going through an age of mediocrity

Josh Glancy

The Jewish diaspora is going through an age of mediocrity

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Abraham B. ("Bulli") Yehoshua is an Israeli novelist, essayist, and playwright. His pen name is A. B. Yehoshua He takes part in the International Writers Festival in Jerusalem,on May 5 2010. Photo by Yossi Zamir/Flash 90 *** Local Caption *** ?? ????? ???? ????? ?????? ???????

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By Theresa Musgrove

Was Dickens’ guilt about Fagin a product of his Jewish family?

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This vintage image features Charles Dickens in his study.

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Author Amy Bloom’s husband ended his life when he was diagnosed with Alzheimer's. Now she's written a book on love and loss

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Circumcision, philosemitism and Saul Bellow: When the JC met Martin Amis

First published in 2006, Jenni Frazer met the acclaimed author

By Jenni Frazer

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October 5, 2006 23:00

370799 02: Author Martin Amis poses for a photographer June 12, 2000 at a book signing at the Beverly Hills Library in Beverly Hills, CA. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Online USA)