Jewish Review of Books

The Jewish Review of Books is a quarterly magazine with articles on literature, culture and current affairs from a Jewish perspective. It is published in Cleveland Heights, Ohio.[1]

Jewish Review of Books
EditorAbraham Socher
FrequencyQuarterly
Founded2010
CountryUnited States
Based inCleveland Heights, Ohio
LanguageEnglish
Websitewww.jewishreviewofbooks.com
ISSN2153-1978

The magazine was launched in 2010 with an editorial board that included Michael Walzer and Ruth Wisse, Shlomo Avineri, Ruth Gavison,[2] and other prominent Jewish thinkers.[3] The editor is Abraham Socher, who took a leave of absence from his position as Chair of Jewish Studies at Oberlin College to found the magazine.[3][4] The initial press run was 30,000 copies.[5][6] According to The Jewish Week, the JRB is "unabashedly" modeled after the venerable New York Review of Books.[5] Harvey Pekar and Tara Seibel collaborated on comic strips for the first two issues of the magazine.[7]

The magazine was initially funded by the Tikvah Fund, founded by Zalman Bernstein.[3][5] In 2022, the publication separated from the Tikvah Fund and is now run independently under the non-profit Jewish Review of Books Foundation, chaired by Jehuda Reinharz, with the Mandel Foundation providing the majority of the funding.[8]

Contributors have included Robert Alter, Elisheva Carlebach, David Ellenson, Daniel Gordis, Moshe Halbertal, Shai Held, Susannah Heschel, Dara Horn, Adam Kirsch, Jonathan Sacks, Haym Soloveitchik, David Wolpe, and Steven Zipperstein.[9]

References
  1. "Contact us". Jewish Review of Books. Retrieved October 26, 2022.
  2. Allan, Arkush (August 17, 2020). "Ruth Gavison, 1945–2020". Jewish Review of Books.
  3. Smith, Jordan Michael, "A Jewish Journal of Ideas Is Born", The Forward, February 10, 2010 (issue of February 19, 2010).
  4. Oppenheimer, Mark (October 23, 2010). "Adding More Jewish Voices to the Discussion". New York Times. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
  5. Herschthal, Eric (February 25, 2010). "Can New Journal Find Its Niche?". Jewish Telegraphic Agency-NY Jewish Week. Retrieved October 26, 2022.
  6. "Jewish Review of Books Launched With Foundation Funding". eJewish Philanthropy. February 26, 2010. Retrieved October 26, 2022.
  7. "The Last Days Of Harvey Pekar". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. July 20, 2010. Retrieved October 26, 2022.
  8. Sales, Ben (February 11, 2022). "Jewish Review of Books goes independent". eJewish Philanthropy. Retrieved July 19, 2022.
  9. "Authors". Jewish Review of Books. Retrieved October 26, 2022.

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