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Recommended Reading JBC Bookshelf: War and Extremism in Fiction Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterWe’ve begun to notice a pattern in the newest fiction titles to cross our desk: the theme of war and extremism. Each of the following… Naomi Firestone-Teeter October 25, 2012
Recommended Reading The Hare With Amber Eyes: The Illustrated Edition Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterFor those who haven’t jumped on the Edmund de Waal train yet, here’s your chance! Farrar, Straus and Giroux will be publishing the… Naomi Firestone-Teeter October 25, 2012
Recommended Reading Jews and Baseball Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterAttention World Series fans: Check out our “Jews and Baseball” reading list. Select titles are below, and the full list can be found… Naomi Firestone-Teeter October 22, 2012
Recommended Reading Crypto-Judaism Reading List Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterIn honor of next week’s JBC/Jewcy Twitter Book Club with Doreen Carvajal (The Forgetting River), we’ve created a “Crypto-Judaism”… Naomi Firestone-Teeter October 15, 2012
Recommended Reading New Children’s Siddur Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterLast month, the fine folks over at Tribe, the Young United Synagogue in the UK, republished Siddur Shevet Asher (aka the… Naomi Firestone-Teeter October 12, 2012
Recommended Reading Book Cover of the Week: Vaclav and Lena (Paperback) Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterIn honor of Haley Tanner being named a 2012 “5 under 35” honoree by the National Book Foundation, this week’s “Book Cover of… Naomi Firestone-Teeter September 27, 2012