Robert Birnbaum

Isadore Birnbaum was born in Bamberg Germany and grew up, changed his name and was badly educated in Chicago. He lived and plied his trade in Boston for many years. Robert is editor – without portfolio – at Identitytheory.com and a contributing writer at The Morning News.org and given the diminutive earthly rewards of literary journalism contributes to numerous publications, far and wide. He lives in New Hampshire with his shiksa blonde Labrador, Rosie.

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Disappearing Act

Nathan Englander disappeared for nearly a decade. In 1999, he was a promising young ex-Orthodox…

Disappearing Act: Part Two

What was the size of the manuscript before you cut the book down? The finished…

How Daniel Mendelsohn Remembers the Holocaust

Daniel Mendelsohn's resemblance to his great-uncle Shmiel, who died in the Holocaust, is so stark…