Soc.Culture.Jewish Reading List

Periodicals

Other General Interest Periodicals

Bridges, A Journal for Jewish Feminists and our Friends

FOCUS: Jewish Feminist Identity, Art, and Activism

• FREQUENCY: Twice a Year
• SUBSCRIPTION RATES:
  • (USA) $15.00/1yr
  • (Elsewhere) $23.00/1yr
  • Free to women who have been institutionalized
• SUBSCRIPTION ADDRESS: Bridges * P.O.Box 24839 * Eugene, OR 97402
• PUBLISHER: Bridges Association
• COMMENTS:

Compass

FOCUS: Jewish life and learning, for educators, teachers, cantors, and parents.

• FREQUENCY: Three times a year
• SUBSCRIPTION RATES: $10/1yr
• SUBSCRIPTION ADDRESS: UAHC Department for Religious Education * 838 Fifth Avenue * New York NY 10021-7064
• PUBLISHER: A Joint Project of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations Department for Religious Education and the School of Education of the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion * 838 Fifth Avenue * New York NY 10021-7064
• COMMENTS:
  • Reform point of view

Jewish Vegetarians Newsletter

FOCUS: Vegetarian resources, recipes, Jewish-focused articles and info

• FREQUENCY: Quarterly
• SUBSCRIPTION RATES: (USA) $12/1yr
• SUBSCRIPTION ADDRESS: ??
• PUBLISHER: ??

National Jewish Singles Magazine

FOCUS: What's going on with Jewish singles all over the USA

• FREQUENCY: Monthly
• SUBSCRIPTION RATES: (USA) $20/1yr
• SUBSCRIPTION ADDRESS: ??
• PUBLISHER: ??

New Voices, A National Jewish Student Magazine

FOCUS: Campus News, Arts, Israel, and Current Events from a student perspective

• FREQUENCY: Monthly during the school year
• SUBSCRIPTION RATES: (USA) $0 for students; $15 for individuals; $25 for institutions
• SUBSCRIPTION ADDRESS: 114 W 26th St., Suite 1004, New York, NY 10001
• PUBLISHER: Jewish Student Press Service, jsps@panix.com, Homepage <http://www.jsps.com>

The Pakn-Treger

FOCUS: Articles, book reviews, essays, and fiction about cultural Jewishness.

• FREQUENCY: Quarterly
• SUBSCRIPTION RATES: (USA) $36/$18 for students and seniors.
• SUBSCRIPTION ADDRESS: 48 Woodbridge St. S.Hadley, MA 01075.
• PUBLISHER: National Yiddish Book Center.
• COMMENTS:
  • Feature stories on all aspects of Jewish diaspora culture, from Vilna, "The Jerusalem of the North," to the Yiddish stage of Second Avenue to contemporary Jewish studies scholarship.
  • Contributors have included David Roskies, Ruth Wisse, Kenneth Turan, Aaron Lansky, Nahma Sandrow, Abraham Brumberg, J. Hoberman, Michael Lesy, Zachary Baker, and Miriam Isaacs.
  • Newly translated, bilingually published Yiddish stories and poetry.
  • Write for a free sample issue.

Straightalk

FOCUS: Jewish thought, understanding, and ethics

• FREQUENCY: Quarterly
• SUBSCRIPTION RATES: (USA) $18/1yr
• SUBSCRIPTION ADDRESS: ??
• PUBLISHER: Dr. Ronald Brauner

Western States Jewish History

FOCUS: Jewish history of the Western USA

• FREQUENCY: Quarterly
• SUBSCRIPTION RATES:
  • (USA) $20/1yr (Annual)
  • (USA) $35/1yr (Sustaining)
  • (USA) $50/1yr (Sponsoring)
  • (USA) $75/1yr (Patron)
  • (USA) Single copy price: $6, except for Volume I ($8 per issue) and Volume XXVII No. 3 ($24).
  • (Non-USA) Add $5 per subscription
• SUBSCRIPTION ADDRESS: 22711 Cass Avenue * Woodland Hills CA 91364 * (818) 225-9631 * (818) 225-8354 FAX
• PUBLISHER: Western States Jewish History Association (a non-profit corporation)

  Editorial Offices: 3111 Kelton Avenue * Los Angeles CA 90034 * (310) 475-1415

• COMMENTS:
  • Edited by Rabbi William M. Kramer

YIVO News

FOCUS: Yiddish

• FREQUENCY: 3/year
• SUBSCRIPTION RATES: YIVO membership $35 or more
• SUBSCRIPTION ADDRESS: YIVO Institute for Jewish Research * 1048 5th Avenue * New York, NY 10028 * (212) 535-6700
• PUBLISHER: Same
• COMMENTS:
  • The newsletter isn't particularly wonderful by itself, but YIVO is a great organization dedicated to preserving Yiddish culture.