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How will non-Orthodox Jews vote in the upcoming presidential election?
Posted on February 26, 2020
From Barbara Zaslov: Q: Will non-Orthodox Jews start to move away from the Democratic party in 2020 in a manner similar to what happened in the UK with Jews voting for Boris Johnson in unprecedented numbers? A: In 2016, Jews voted for Hillary Clinton by a 71%-24% margin according to a Pew poll.1 The percentage voting for Clinton […]
Book Industry Disruption
Posted on February 11, 2020
The book industry is in a period of significant change, brought about in great part by the following set of occurrences in recent years: the rise of Amazon.com as a disruptive influence on book distribution, promotion, and pricing; the introduction of e-readers that have altered the way that books are purchased, promoted and read; the […]
Fig Tree Lit — Our New Newsletter
Posted on February 9, 2020
In December, 2019, we issued our first edition of Fig Tree Lit. Each month, we will put out a new issue that will have features including: Jews of Different Hues (articles about Jews such as ‘Nightline’ co-anchor Juju Chang); Apples and Honey (essays and short stories); Book Club Guides (currently featuring A River Could Be A Tree […]