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Interview Interview: Jonathan D. Sarna Lincoln and the Jews: A History by Jonathan D. Sarna and Benjamin Shapell chronicles the extraordinary relationship between President Abraham Lincoln and… Elise Cooper May 19, 2015
Nonfiction Crossing Broadway: Washington Heights and the Promise of New York City Robert W. Snyder
Nonfiction Jewish New York: A History and Guide to Neighborhoods, Synagogues, and Eateries Paul M. Kaplan
Essay Turning a Visual Project into a Book Earlier this week, Alina Bliumis wrote about the American-Russian-Jewish identity crisis and a photography series she shot, along with her partner and… Alina Bliumis May 15, 2015
Essay Photographing a Portrait of the American Jewish Community Earlier this week, Alina Bliumis wrote about the American-Russian-Jewish identity crisis and a photography series she shot, along with her partner and… Alina Bliumis May 13, 2015
Nonfiction Carolina Israelite: How Harry Golden Made Us Care About Jews, the South, and Civil Rights Kimberly Marlowe Hartnett
Essay Addressing the American-Russian-Jewish Identity Crisis, Camera in Hand Alina Bliumis received her BFA from the School of Visual Art in 1999 and a diploma from the Advanced Course in Visual Arts in Fondazione Antonio Ratti, Como, Italy… Alina Bliumis May 11, 2015
Nonfiction Social Concern and Left Politics in Jewish American Art, 1880 – 1940 Matthew Baigell
Nonfiction Transnational Traditions: New Perspectives on American Jewish History Ava F. Kahn and Adam D. Mendelsohn, ed.