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Nonfiction Save the Deli: In Search of Perfect Pastrami, Crusty Rye, and the Heart of Jewish Delicatessen David Sax
Nonfiction Tri-Faith America: How Catholics and Jews Held Postwar America to Its Protestant Promise Kevin M. Schultz
Nonfiction Messiahs of 1933: How American Yiddish Theatre Survived Adversity Through Satire Joel Schechter
Nonfiction The Jews of Capitol Hill: A Compendium of Jewish Congressional Members Kurt F. Stone
Essay The History of People Earlier this week, Douglas Stark wrote about the best Jewish basketball team ever and about researching Jewish sports. He has been blogging all… Douglas Stark August 19, 2011
Essay Researching Jewish Sports On Monday, Douglas Stark wrote about the best Jewish basketball team ever. His new book, The SPHAS: The Life and Times of Basketball’s Greatest Jewish… Douglas Stark August 17, 2011
Essay The Greatest Jewish Basketball Team Douglas Stark’s The SPHAS: The Life and Times of Basketball’s Greatest Jewish Team is now available. He will be blogging all week for the Jewish Book… Douglas Stark August 15, 2011
Essay Contending with Catastrophe Posted by William SudryAs the tenth anniversary of the September 11th attacks approaches, the scars left by that tragedy linger and continue to remind. Americans of… William Sudry August 10, 2011
News Reference Find Posted by Dani Crickman Just found out about this beefy-looking reference collection on Jewish Americans–a new addition to an ongoing series from… Dani Crickman July 21, 2011
News Jewish American Heritage Month Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterIn honor of Jewish American Heritage Month(May!), our friends over at Open Road Media passed along some greatcontent to recognize… Naomi Firestone-Teeter May 4, 2011
Essay Jewish-American Literature as Multicultural Literature Erika Dreifus January 17, 2011
Recommended Reading Iran meets Beverly Hills: Angella M. Nazarian Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterIn Angella M. Nazarian’s stunning new book Life As a Visitor she blends prose and poetry with memoir and visual arts.… JBC Staff April 13, 2010
