Hillel literary Review Gets Second Incarnation

After a 13 year absence, the literary magazine Mosaic will resume publication under the auspices of the Harvard/Radcliffe Hillel.

The original Mosaic was published from 1960 to 1972, and featured articles by writers such as Nobel Laureate Isaac Bashevis Singer, Dean of Students Archie C. Epps, and New Republic publisher Martin Peretz, said Sarai Brachman '88, who is organizing the magazine's revival.

Brachman said she decided to start a new Mosaic because she was "impressed by the quality" of the original and because it reached an audience extending beyond the Harvard community.

Although the magazine is being partially funded by Hillel, it is aimed at an audience "definitely broader than the Harvard Jewish community," Brachman said. According to Brachman, the first Mosaic acquired "a fine reputation" outside of Harvard. "We have a big advantage because the original Mosaic was very well known," she said.

There is a sufficient need and enough interest at Harvard for this type of publication, Brachman sad. "It will be an important part of the Harvard community because there are few publications devoted to publishing high quality student writing.

Mosaic will feature essays, book reviews, and translations, as well as original student poetry and short stories. In addition to providing an outlet for student writing, the editors will also solicit articles from specific faculty members and others on Jewish themes.

Unifying Organ

Brachman emphasized that the magazine will represent a wide spectrum of viewpoints. Mosaic "can be a unifying organ" within the Jewish community at Harvard, "where there's a lot of pluralism," she said.

Brachman anticipates that the magazine, which is currently run by herself and Robert A. Katz '87, will publish one issue in the upcoming year.