Literary Moment Archives

31 Jul

literary moment, Summer 2025

Essay | Sylvia Plath’s Private Jewish Problem

Posted by

Carl Rollyson

August 28, 2025

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Plath is simply not in Larkin’s league of bigots.

02 Jul

literary moment, Summer 2025

Book Review | The Forgotten Bond Between Teddy and the Tribe

Posted by

Robert Siegel

July 2, 2025

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In many ways Theodore Roosevelt was limited by the ideas of his times.

19 Jun

literary moment, Summer 2025

Book Review | A Golden Age Seen Through Its Icons

Posted by

Gloria Levitas

June 20, 2025

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Sip it slowly, and live or relive this golden age—an era giddy with hope, a time of light.

10 Jun

Highlights, Latest, literary moment

Book Review | Everything Matters: A Surprising Take on Spirituality, Ethics and Daily Life

Posted by

Jack Reimer

June 20, 2025

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I came away feeling that this book ought to be read by all kinds of Jews.

Robert Siegel reviews "Red Scare: Blacklists, McCarthyism, and the Making of Modern America," by Clay Risen.

07 Apr

Book Review, literary moment, Spring 2025

Book Review | It’s All Happened Here

Posted by

Robert Siegel

April 7, 2025

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“Red Scare” doesn’t describe a country devoted to free speech and willing to fight for the right of others to express dissenting opinions.

09 Dec

2024 November/December, Letters to the Editor

The Conversation

Posted by

Moment

December 9, 2024

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“The fall issue of Moment was a treasure trove of just how Jewish Americans might negotiate the impending governmental challenges at home and abroad.”