The Literary Mafia: Jews, Publishing, and Postwar American Literature by Josh Lambert Yiddish Learning Talmudic and biblical references—and is

Talmudic and biblical references—and is enhanced by hundreds of new entries and thoughtful commentary on how Yiddish has evolved over the years

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Paperback 2013

Ravitsh’s son

where the intertwined lives of three survivors are forever changed by the perils of deception and the grace of redemption

The Literary Mafia: Jews, Publishing, and Postwar American Literature by Josh Lambert Yiddish Learning Talmudic and biblical references—and isNational Jewish Book Award Finalist Listen to our podcast with author Josh Lambert An investigation into the transformation of publishing in the United States from a field in which Jews were systematically excluded to one in which they became ubiquitous In the 1960s and 1970s, complaints about a Jewish literary mafia were everywhere. Although a conspiracy of Jews colluding to control publishing in the United States never actually existed, such