Other Writings | Ellen Umansky

The Secret to Sibling Success
My brothers are my comrades, and I wrote about why
for Modern Love and the New York Times.

Closing its Doors
How the U.S. turned away 20,000 Jewish child refugees
on the eve of World War II.
SLATE magazine

A Noir Novel of Motherhood
I was happy to review Edan Lepucki’s novel Woman No. 17 for the New York Times Book Review.

Ash’s Passion
A popular Yiddish novelist strove for immortality by taking on Jesus, but it made him a marked man
TABLET Magazine

Death of a Pothead
A conversation with the excellent Elisa Albert about her first novel, The Book of Dahlia
TABLET Magazine