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Article: A different Jewish Book Month
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- Cleveland Jewish News
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- December 20, 1996
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Harold Ticktin
Cleveland Jewish News
12-20-1996
A different Jewish Book Month.
Why was this last Jewish book month different from all other Jewish book months?
Very simply, by the publication of books of Jewish interest in the university presses of the English-speaking world. Sure there was the usual cornucopia of volumes from Jewish publishers: Shocken, Ktav and the venerable Jewish Publication Society. This time around, they were accompanied - indeed, outdone - by university publishers.
Of course, the mainstream publishers have long known of the "Jewish market," which is why Philip Roth and Claire Bloom, Chaim Potok and Elie Wiesel are regularly brought out by the likes of Knopf, Viking and ...