by Habitus
Our latest issue is available now, so get yours here. Read our interviews with Michael Arad and André Aciman, and read a timeless essay from Konrad Bercovici—penned in 1923—about “The Greatest Jewish City in the World.”
by Konrad Bercovici
This essay by the Romanian-born Bercovici was published by The Nation in 1923.
by Habitus
An interview with the Israeli-born architect and winner of the World Trade Center Site Memorial Competition.
by Esther Dischereit
Poetry by Esther Dischereit, translated from the German by Iain Galbraith
by Habitus
Our first digital publication is now available for download.
Current
This conversation between André Aciman and Habitus editor Joshua Ellison was recorded last summer at the Museum of Jewish Heritage, in lower Manhattan, at an event entitled, “Is New York the Diaspora?”
Posted Nov 21, 2011 by Habitus
This essay by the Romanian-born Bercovici was published by The Nation in 1923.
Posted Nov 21, 2011 by Konrad Bercovici
An interview with the Israeli-born architect and winner of the World Trade Center Site Memorial Competition.
Posted Sep 12, 2011 by Habitus
From the blog
The recent shootings in Toulouse have brought the complexities of French Jewry to the forefront and inspired our own investigation into the modern literary history of the Jews in France. Since the advent of colonialism, the term “French literature” has [...]
Posted Apr 24, 2012 by Justine Poustchi
Hungarian Jewish writer Akos Kertesz’s recent condemnation of Hungary’s role in the Holocaust has led to a “political campaign” against him, forcing the 80 year old writer to seek asylum in Canada.
Posted Mar 13, 2012 by Justine Poustchi
Albert Kahn, one of the earliest color photographers, traveled to over fifty countries to document the rich cultural diversity in the years before the First World War.
Posted Mar 05, 2012 by Justine Poustchi
News
Habitus editor Joshua Ellison read an essay for NPR’s Berlin Stories, drawing heavily on his explorations of the city for our Berlin issue.
Posted Apr 24, 2012 by Habitus
Our latest issue is available now, so get yours here. Read our interviews with Michael Arad and André Aciman, and read a timeless essay from Konrad Bercovici—penned in 1923—about “The Greatest Jewish City in the World.”
Posted Jan 27, 2012 by Habitus
Sunday, September 18th at Borough Hall
Posted Sep 13, 2011 by Michael Sterling