Becca Kantor

3 days ago | jewishbookcouncil.org | Becca Kantor

Jenny Kroik is a renowned illustrator whose work has appeared in literary journals such as The New Yorker and The Paris Review, news outlets including The Washington Post and The LA Times, streaming services and broadcasts like HBO and PBS, and many more. Kroik has also illustrated short stories published in JBC’s literary journal, Paper Brigade—most recently ​“The Roman Palms” by Barak Kassar.

1 month ago | jewishbookcouncil.org | Becca Kantor

Ron Wyden, a senior United States senator from Oregon for nearly thirty years, now brings us It Takes Chutzpah: How to Fight Fearlessly for Progressive Change. In conversation with JBC, he reflects on how chutzpah provided the foundation for his career and the US as a whole, and how it remains ​“the indispensable instrument for making change in your world.” Becca Kantor: To start off, I’d love to have you define ​“chutzpah” in your own words.