Jason Rubenfire

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On The Front Lines - Detroit Jewish News

Newsroom Jason Rubenfire Special to the Jewish News Alzheimer's disease and dementia wreak havoc on the lives of millions of families each year. They strike indiscriminately, no matter who you are or what you've accomplished. And, once a person is symptomatic, there's no turning back.

Like Family - Detroit Jewish News

Michigan and the Central Galilee share an unbreakable bond. Since 1994, the Jewish Agency's Partnership2Gether (P2G) program has united Metro Detroit, Grand Rapids and Ann Arbor with the Central Galilee region of Israel, made up of three municipalities: Migdal HaEmek, Nazareth Illit and the Jezreel Valley.

Family Ties - Detroit Jewish News

This month, my mother and father, Shelly and Mark Rubenfire, will be honored by BBYO's Michigan Region. BBYO has served as a passion and an inspiration for my family and remains vital to us to this day. In 1977, Shelly joined BBYO as a member of Naches BBG; she later served as chapter n'siah (president).

The language of David Foster Wallace - OxfordWords blog

Though the late David Foster Wallace was an internationally renowned author of fiction and non-fiction, many of his readers and even some of his most ardent fans may not know about Wallace's love of language and the work he contributed to the modern American English lexicon.

Achy-breaky words: the language of the nineties - OxfordWords blog

Though they're well over a decade past, the nineties occupy an unusual place in the cultural zeitgeist. A whole new decade has come and gone since, and yet popular culture still has yet to decide what precisely the nineties were "about".

The inventive words and worlds of Edgar Allan Poe and H.P. Lovecraft - OxfordWords blog

To celebrate this week's birthday of H.P. Lovecraft, one of Gothic horror's most acclaimed authors, here is a brief look into the contributions H.P. Lovecraft and fellow Gothic writer Edgar Allan Poe have made to the English language.

A look at Orwell's Newspeak - OxfordWords blog

George Orwell's novel Nineteen Eighty-Four astounded the literary world when it first was published in 1949, and its significance and cultural impact have only grown stronger in the years since. Orwell's warnings against totalitarian authority and omnipresent surveillance are as relevant as ever.

Quiz: how well do you know the language of comic books? - OxfordWords blog

Are you a comic book fan as well as a language maven? Prove it with the OxfordWords comics quiz! Comic books are often looked down upon as a juvenile form of literature, but the medium has spawned countless works and even contributed many catchphrases (most of which come from superheroes) into the modern English lexicon.

“What Some Have Thought”: Criticism and Reflexivity in House of Leaves