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Arts & Culture

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Chil­dren’s
The Col­or of Sound
Emi­ly Barth Isler
Fiction—From the Journal

Holo­grams

Adam Schorin
March 7, 2024
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Chil­dren’s
Like the Sea and the Sky: A Mys­te­ri­ous Mol­lusk and Its Mag­i­cal Blue Ink
Jordan Namerow; Michelle Simpson, illus.
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Ten Jew­ish Writ­ers Share Their Must-Read Books for Wom­en’s His­to­ry Month

JBC Staff
March 4, 2024
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Chil­dren’s
A Beau­ti­ful World
Yael Gover; Paul Kor, illus.; Gilah Kahn-Hoffmann, trans.
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Announc­ing the Inau­gur­al Win­ner of Our Jew­ish Book Month Writer’s Res­i­den­cy Contest

JBC Staff
February 21, 2024
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Cook­book
Braids: Recipes from My Pacif­ic North­west Jew­ish Kitchen
Sonya San­ford
Essay

Nazi-Loot­ed Art: Writ­ing ​“The Lost Van Gogh”

Jonathan Sant­lofer
February 19, 2024
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The Laadu Mak­ers: My Moth­er and Grandmother’s Legacy

Zil­ka Joseph
February 19, 2024
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Poet­ry
Sweet Mal­i­da: Mem­o­ries of a Bene Israel Woman
Zil­ka Joseph
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Fic­tion
The Winthrop Agreement
Alice Simp­son
Interview—From the Journal

Unteth­er­ing the Muse from the Male Gaze: A Con­ver­sa­tion with Anto­nia Angress

Bec­ca Kantor
February 8, 2024
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Noble

Scott Nadel­son
January 29, 2024
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73rd Nation­al Jew­ish Book Award Winners

JBC Staff
January 24, 2024
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Non­fic­tion
Sub­cul­ture Vul­ture: A Mem­oir in Six Scenes
Moshe Kash­er
Essay

Char­lotte Salomon’s Indeli­ble Legacy

Susan Wider
January 1, 2024
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