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    The Laadu Mak­ers: My Moth­er and Grandmother’s Legacy

    Zil­ka Joseph
    February 19, 2024
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    Sweet Mal­i­da: Mem­o­ries of a Bene Israel Woman
    Zil­ka Joseph
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    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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    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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    Scott Nadel­son
    January 29, 2024
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    JBC Staff
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    Sub­cul­ture Vul­ture: A Mem­oir in Six Scenes
    Moshe Kash­er
    Essay

    Char­lotte Salomon’s Indeli­ble Legacy

    Susan Wider
    January 1, 2024
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    Hotel Cuba
    Aaron Ham­burg­er
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    The Let­ter A

    Alexan­dra Tyng
    December 6, 2023
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    Touch­ing the Art
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