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Nonfiction Rezso Kasztner: The Daring Rescue of Hungarian Jews: A Survivor’s Account Ladislaus Lob
Nonfiction Terrorist Cop: The NYPD Jewish Cop Who Traveled the World to Stop Terrorists Mordecai Dzikansky and Robert Slater
Nonfiction Manhood for Amateurs: The Pleasures and Regrets of a Husband, Father and Son Michael Chabon
Nonfiction Jacob’s Cane: A Jewish Family’s Journey from the Four Lands of Lithuania to the Ports of London and Baltimore Elisa New
Nonfiction Hiding in the Spotlight: A Musical Prodigy’s Story of Survival, 1941 – 1946 Greg Dawson
Essay Longing So far this week, Dani Shapiro wrote about moving from Jewish N.Y. to churchy Connecticut and how to find Jews in the suburbs.When I started… Dani Shapiro May 7, 2010
Recommended Reading Iran meets Beverly Hills: Angella M. Nazarian Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterIn Angella M. Nazarian’s stunning new book Life As a Visitor she blends prose and poetry with memoir and visual arts.… JBC Staff April 13, 2010