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Recommended Reading Book Cover of the Week: Stalin’s Barber Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterWhat happens when a Jewish barber leaves Albania for a better life in Stalinist Russia and becomes Stalin’s personal… Naomi Firestone-Teeter February 1, 2013
Recommended Reading Book Cover of the Week: In the Land of the Living Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterOkay, time to get excited people. We’re only two months away from the pub date of Sami Rohr Prize Winner Austin Ratner’s new novel In the… Naomi Firestone-Teeter January 25, 2013
Recommended Reading Tu Bishvat Reading Find the full list of JBC’s Tu Bishvat reads here.Dear TreeThe Kids’ Catalog of Animals and the EarthCelebrating the Jewish Year: Winter Holidays — Hanukkah, Tu… JBC Staff January 18, 2013
Recommended Reading Book Cover of the Week: A Nearly Perfect Copy Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterSami Rohr Prize finalist Allison Amend’s newest novel, A Nearly Perfect Copy, will be available in April from Nan A. Talese. In the… Naomi Firestone-Teeter January 16, 2013
Recommended Reading Book Cover of the Week: The Trial of the Talmud Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterThe Trial of the Talmud: Paris, 1240 (John Friedman, Jean Connell Hoff, Robert Chazan) presents primary texts (offered together in… Naomi Firestone-Teeter January 9, 2013
Recommended Reading JBC Bookshelf: Most Anticipated Spring 2013 Titles Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterJanuary is one of my favorite months at the Jewish Book Council. Not only do we announce the National Jewish Book Award winners and… Naomi Firestone-Teeter January 4, 2013
