Uploaded May 2013 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
"Dad taught the world to accept the Jews in their struggle, their strife, over thousands of years," says Michael Uris, son of prominent Jewish novelist Leon Uris.
Watch authors Bel Kaufman, Michael Chabon, Noah Gordon, Mary Glickman, Bette Greene, and Rose Styron (wife of William Styron) discuss important Jewish themes in their work.
"Dad taught the world to accept the Jews in their struggle, their strife, over thousands of years," says Michael Uris, son of prominent Jewish novelist Leon Uris.
Watch authors Bel Kaufman, Michael Chabon, Noah Gordon, Mary Glickman, Bette Greene, and Rose Styron (wife of William Styron) discuss important Jewish themes in their work.






![Honoring Mothers Day with Bestselling Authors
[My mother] really encouraged us to become whatever we wanted to become, says bestselling author Rexanne Becnel.
In celebration of Mothers Day, hear accomplished authors including Erica Jong, Alice Walker, Rexanne Becnel, Anne Perry, and Hilma Wolitzer explain how being mothered and becoming mothers themselves has shaped their lives and work. Becnel and Perry recall how their mothers encouraged an early love of language, while Jong and Wolitzer reflect on how becoming mothers expanded and enriched their writing.
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