July 5, 2012
—Helen K. Kim and Noah S. Leavitt A quick search through the internet uncovers many comments about romantic attachments between Asian-Americans and Jews, ranging from the serious to the silly…. READ MORE
February 17, 2012
Name and role at the Press: Constance Grady, Editorial Assistant Book selection and why: The Signifying Creator: Nontextual Sources of Meaning in Ancient Judaism It’s my firm belief that every English major who… READ MORE
April 6, 2011
Adapted from an article by Jonathan Sarna, author of Jews and the Civil War, at forward.com Fifty years ago, for the Civil War centennial, New York’s Jewish Museum mounted a… READ MORE
April 4, 2011
Many congratulations are in order for Hasia Diner, winner of this year’s Saul Viener Book Prize in American Jewish History, one of the highest honors for writing about American Jews…. READ MORE
February 18, 2011
The Synagogue in America, forthcoming in April 2011 by Marc Lee Raphael, was reviewed in The Jewish Week’s arts preview. Marc Raphael opens his new book, “The Synagogue in America:… READ MORE
January 18, 2011
With protests against authoritarian rule in Tunisia leading to the establishment of a fragile, new coalition government, we were looking to see what NYU Press has that applies. While there… READ MORE
June 1, 2010
Last month, NYU Press published a major new reference work on the holocaust, the two volume Yad Vashem Encyclopedia of the Ghettos During the Holocaust. Editor Dan Michman sat down… READ MORE
May 5, 2010
Library Journal gave a starred review for the The Yad Vashem Encyclopedia of the Ghettos during the Holocaust, 2 Volume set This comprehensive encyclopedia—researched and compiled under the auspices of… READ MORE