Howard Lovy
ARTICLES BY: Howard Lovy
Why I Built a Publishing House for the Jewish Stories That the Mass Media Refused to Sell
After Oct. 7, I went through all the stages of grief and anger, and then thought about what I could actually do. I've been an...
Jewish Books Are Being Banned and Shunned: Here’s What Our Response Should Be
I made a decision shortly after October 7, 2023, as Jewish voices were increasingly marginalized in the literary community: in my work as a developmental...
Does the Term Antisemitism Properly Convey People’s Hatred of Israel and Jews?
Something happened while I was writing a book about how to fight antisemitism. Forget internal arguments over hyphens or whether to call it "Jew-hate." A new...
Jewish Authors Are Being Blacklisted by the Publishing Industry — Here’s How They’re Responding
Before October 7, 2023, Elissa Wald was perfectly happy in her career as a ghostwriter, using her skills behind the scenes to amplify the voices...
The Biggest Victim in Today’s Election Is Jewish Unity
No matter who wins today's election, the biggest casualty for the Jewish community will be unity. We allowed ourselves to be pulled into a partisan...
Israeli Actors Face a New Bias in Hollywood; But They Are Determined to Keep Fighting
Just being Israeli in Hollywood means that "your existence is a political act," Swell Ariel Or told me during a recent conversation about her career...
The Ongoing Crisis of Antisemitism in K-12 Education
If you think antisemitism is bad at the university level, wait until you read what's happening in K-12 schools across the country. A concerned teacher recently...
Zionist Jewish Authors Are Being Blackballed; Freedom of Expression Is Under Attack
My life and career would be a lot easier if I just announced that #AsAJew, I denounce Zionism, and that I have a manuscript telling...
