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Visu­al Arts
The Sculp­ture of Louise Nevel­son: Con­struct­ing a Legend
Brooke Kamin Rapaport, ed.
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Lab­o­ra­to­ry for World Destruc­tion: Ger­mans and Jews in Cen­tral Europe
Robert S. Wistrich
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The Jew­ish King Lear: A Com­e­dy in America
Jacob Gordin; Ruth Gay, trans.
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Post­ed by Nao­mi Firestone-TeeterIt seems like every time I work through the books on my desk a new stack mag­i­cal­ly appears…As you can see from the high­lights…
Nao­mi Firestone-Teeter
December 6, 2011
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Paul on Mazursky
Sam Wasson
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From Krakow to Kryp­ton: Jews and Com­ic Books
Arie Kaplan
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After Weegee Essays on Con­tem­po­rary Jew­ish Amer­i­can Photographers
Daniel Morris
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Food, Music and Meshugas: Bring­ing the Low­er East Side to Life

Ear­li­er this week, Chris Mori­ar­ty wrote about writ­ing her new book and songs of hope and fail­ure. She will be blog­ging all week for MyJew­ish­Learn­ing and…
Chris Mori­ar­ty
December 1, 2011
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See­ing Israeli and Jew­ish Dance
Judith Brin Ingber, ed.
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Tales of a The­atri­cal Guru
Danny Newman
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George Gersh­win: His Life and Work
Howard Pollack
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Marc Cha­gall
Jonathan Wilson
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Amer­i­can Tal­mud: The Cul­tur­al Work of Jew­ish Amer­i­can Fiction
Ezra Cappell
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Bam­bi vs. Godzilla
David Mamet
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The Mem­o­ry Palace
Mira Bartok
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Star­dust Lost: The Tri­umph, Tragedy, and Meshugas of the Yid­dish The­ater in America
Stephen Kanfer
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