Scholar. Writer. Artist. Educator.

Public Classes & Events

* November 3: Why Teaching Maus Now Matters More Than Ever @ National Humanities Center
*  May 4: Watch a recording of my webinar book talk at YIVO The Institute for Jewish Research​

The Object of Jewish Literature
From Yale University Press
With the rise of digital media, the “death of the book” has been widely discussed. But the physical object of the book persists. In my forthcoming book, through the lens of materiality and objects, I tell a history of modern Jewish literature, from novels and poetry to graphic novels and artists’ books.  Hear me talk about my book on this Instagram Reel.

Peretz/Kafka/Chagall: A Jewish Modernist Triptych
September 8-22 | Roundtable by the 92Y
Jewish writers and artists engaged modernity’s blessings and challenges through a variety of forms. This course will cover a series of interwar paintings by Chagall from Vitebsk and Paris and short readings for Peretz and Kafka.