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    Jew­ish Book Month: Sug­ges­tions from Our Readers

    Dur­ing the nine­ty-ninth cel­e­bra­tion of Jew­ish Book Month, we asked vora­cious read­ers at events around New York City what sto­ries you’d like to rec­om­mend to your fel­low book lovers this month. Check out some of the favorites below! 

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    Fiction
    Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes
    Tony Kushner
    Cover of When the Angels Left the Old Country
    Fiction
    When the Angels Left the Old Country
    Sacha Lamb
    Cover of Long Island Compromise
    Fiction
    Long Island Compromise
    Taffy Brodesser-Akner
    Cover of Shmutz
    Fiction
    Shmutz
    Felicia Berliner
    Cover of The Yiddish Policeman's Union
    Fiction
    The Yiddish Policeman's Union
    Michael Chabon
    Cover of The Red Tent: A Novel
    Fiction
    The Red Tent: A Novel
    Anita Diamant
    Cover of A Guide for the Perplexed
    Fiction
    A Guide for the Perplexed
    Dara Horn
    Cover of When We Flew Away: A Novel of Anne Frank Before the Diary
    Children's
    When We Flew Away: A Novel of Anne Frank Before the Diary
    Alice Hoffman
    Cover of The Weight of Ink
    Fiction
    The Weight of Ink
    Rachel Kadish
    Cover of The Girl Who Counted Numbers
    Fiction
    The Girl Who Counted Numbers
    Roslyn Bernstein
    Cover of We Stand Divided: The Rift Between American Jews and Israel
    Nonfiction
    We Stand Divided: The Rift Between American Jews and Israel
    Daniel Gordis
    Cover of Don't Forget to Write
    Fiction
    Don't Forget to Write
    Sara Goodman Confino
    Cover of The Last Kings of Shanghai: The Rival Jewish Dynasties That Helped Create Modern China
    Nonfiction
    The Last Kings of Shanghai: The Rival Jewish Dynasties That Helped Create Modern China
    Jonathan Kaufman
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    Nonfiction
    Six Days of War: June 1967 and the Making of the Modern Middle East
    Michael B. Oren
    Cover of The Matzah Ball
    Fiction
    The Matzah Ball
    Jean Meltzer
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    Nonfiction
    Kissing Girls on Shabbat: A Memoir
    Sara Glass
    Cover of One Hundred Saturdays: Stella Levi and the Search for a Lost World
    Nonfiction
    One Hundred Saturdays: Stella Levi and the Search for a Lost World
    Michael Frank
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    Fiction
    Kantika
    Elizabeth Graver
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