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Show Tri­al: Hol­ly­wood, HUAC, and the Birth of the Blacklist
Thomas Doher­ty
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The Rest­less Hun­gar­i­an: Mod­ernism, Mad­ness, and The Amer­i­can Dream 
Tom Wei­dlinger
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The Life of Saul Bel­low: Love and Strife, 1965 – 2005
Zachary Leader
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Not Bad for Delancey Street: The Rise of Bil­ly Rose
Mark Cohen
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In the Begin­ning the Neigh­bor­hood Girls Read Philip Roth Drunk in Their Baths

Alli­son Pitinii Davis
February 11, 2019
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When Paul Met Artie: The Sto­ry of Simon & Garfunkel
G. Neri; David Litchfield, illus.
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Women of Val­or: Ortho­dox Jew­ish Troll Fight­ers, Crime Writ­ers, and Rock Stars in Con­tem­po­rary Lit­er­a­ture and Culture
Karen E. H. Skinazi
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The Case of the Sexy Jew­ess: Dance, Gen­der and Jew­ish Joke-work in US Pop Culture
Hannah Schwadron
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Hedy Lamarr: An Incred­i­ble Life
William Roy; Sylvain Dorange, illus.
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The Man Who Lit Lady Lib­er­ty: The Extra­or­di­nary Rise and Fall of Actor M. B. Curtis
Richard Schwartz
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Visu­al Arts
Sara Berman’s Closet
Maira Kalman, Alex Kalman
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In World War II-Era North Car­oli­na, A Haven for Ger­man Jew­ish Artists and Academics

Charles Dar­went
November 6, 2018
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Is This Guy For Real?: The Unbe­liev­able Andy Kaufman
Box Brown
Essay

Only We Can Save Us: A Brief His­to­ry of Jew­ish Super­heroes, Real and Fictional

Adam Nemett
November 1, 2018
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Through the Win­dow: Views of Marc Cha­gal­l’s Life and Art
Barb Rosenstock; Mary GrandPré , illus.
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The Wartime Sisters
Lyn­da Cohen Loigman
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