As my Columbia alum friend says, wouldn't the right thing for Columbia to have done is say 'Antisemitism is not tolerated on our campus. AND We have a proud tradition of peaceful protest, and we believe in academic freedom.'

19 April 1920 | A Pole, Kazimierz Smoleń, was born in Chorzów Stary. Arrested for resistance activity in Chorzów area.

In #Auschwitz from 6 July 1940.
No. 1327
After the war a co-founder & long-time director of Auschwitz Memorial.
He passed away in 2012.
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In my next newsletter: an interview with Rachel Cohen, author of A Chance Meeting, now celebrating its 20th anniversary! We talked about process, not knowing if your book idea is real, and how to keep up your confidence as a writer. ruthfranklin.substack.com

“Demonstrating both copious research and narrative flair...an intimate and surprising story of Auschwitz from the inside, remarkable for both its insights into the workings of the camp and its heart.”— Ruth Franklin 🍵

Happy pub day Keren Blankfeld Taqqu!
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🔊 In this episode of On the Road with Penguin Classics, award-winning biographer Ruth Franklin 🍵 returns to discuss Shirley Jackson's We Have Always Lived in the Castle with host Henry Eliot.

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In this month's newsletter: 'Write something scary' and two other writing goals I revisit every year. What are your writing-related new year's resolutions?
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For my next newsletter, I’m trying something a little different: an Israel/Palestine book club. Each month we’ll read a novel by a Palestinian or Israeli author and discuss in the comments. First up: MINOR DETAIL by Adania Shibli. Please join!
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The Journal of Gender, Law & Justice at Berkeley, a student-led, feminist law journal, pledged to not publish authors who support Zionism, in order to protect 'the safety and welfare of Palestinian students,' its bylaws say. (This was cited in the lawsuit filed today).

I need to talk about today’s pangram 🐝

Sweet new reading buddy.

Has anyone read anything really good lately about the state of book reviewing? Looking for a nice juicy thoughtful essay.

Palestinians in the West who support Hamas are free to say so. As to the many who don't, if they speak out against Hamas, their relatives in Gaza face prison or worse.

Hamas repression is global.

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'The people of the village have always hated us.' Antisemitism in Bennington, in Shirley Jackson's time and ours: ruthfranklin.substack.com/p/art-in-dark-…

'If doomscrolling amounts to Cheetos for the brain, art is soul food. We need it to grow as human beings, to keep our minds open and questioning so that we can fulfill our purpose.'

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I was transparent sharing that I'm Jewish and pro-Israel. What he said next should remind all of us whether you're pro-Palestine or pro-Israel that there is only one enemy here: Hamas. Their terror does not discriminate. And there simply cant be and wont be peace if Hamas exists