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Autobiography & Memoir

Cover of We Are Here: Memories of the Lithuanian Holocaust
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We Are Here: Mem­o­ries of the Lithuan­ian Holocaust
Ellen Cassedy
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A Jew­ish Voice from Ottoman Saloni­ca: The Ladi­no Mem­oir of Sa’adi Besalel a‑Levi
Aron Rodrigue and Sarah Abrevaya Stein, eds.; Isaac Jerusalmi, trans.
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The Patag­on­ian Hare: A Memoir
Claude Lanzmann; Frank Wynne, trans.
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Sweet and Low: A Fam­i­ly Story
Rich Cohen
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The For­tune Teller’s Kiss
Brenda Serotte
Cover of Holy Unexpected: My New Life as a Jew
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Holy Unex­pect­ed: My New Life as a Jew
Robin Chotzinoff
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Life, Death and Bialys: A Father/​Son Bak­ing Story
Dylan Schaffer
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Full Swing: Hits, Runs and Errors in a Writer’s Life
Ira Berkow
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Des­ig­nat­ed Hebrew: The Ron Blomberg Story
Ron Blomberg, As Told To Dan Schlossberg
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One Who Came Back: The Diary of a Jew­ish Survivor
Joseph Katz; Hilda Reach, trans.; Foreword by Herman Taube
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Writ­ing a Jew­ish Life: Memoirs
Lev Raphael
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A Vil­lage Named Dow­gal­ishok: The Mas­sacre at Radon and Eishishok
Avraham Aviel; Atalya Broide, trans.
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When Grownups Play at War: A Child’s Memoir
Ilona Flutsztein-Gruda; Sarah Cummins, trans
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Mendel’s Daugh­ter: A Memoir
Gusta Lemelman; Martin Lemelman
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Crap at My Par­ents’ House
Joel Dovev
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Unbro­ken Spir­it: A Hero­ic Sto­ry of Faith, Courage and Survival
Yosef Mendelevich
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