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Bri­an Hillman

Bri­an Hill­man is an assis­tant pro­fes­sor in the Depart­ment of Phi­los­o­phy and Reli­gious Stud­ies at Tow­son University.

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The Jew Who Would Be King: A True Sto­ry of Ship­wreck, Sur­vival, and Scan­dal in Vic­to­ri­an Africa
Adam Rovn­er
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A Fool’s Kabbalah
Steve Stern
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Dag­mar Herzog
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Ivan G. Marcus
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Miri­am Eve Mora
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Ron­nie A. Grinberg
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Glenn Dyn­ner
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Pierre Birnbaum; Karen Santos Da Silva, trans.
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Alan Ver­skin
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Jes­si­ca M. Marglin
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