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Ghosts of a Holy War: The 1929 Mas­sacre in Pales­tine that Ignit­ed the Arab-Israeli Conflict
Yarde­na Schwartz
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Your Roots Cast a Shad­ow: One Fam­i­ly’s Search Across His­to­ry for Belonging
Car­o­line Topperman
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A Mitz­vah for George Washington
Rachelle Burk; Chiara Fedele, illus.
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Abzug­lute­ly!: Bat­tling, Bel­low­ing Bel­la Abzug
Sarah Aronson; Andrea D'Aquino, illus.
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Jew­ish Sci­ence Fic­tion and Fan­ta­sy of the 1960s and 70s: The Post-Holo­caust Authors
Valerie Estelle Frankel
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A Flag of No Nation
Tom Haviv
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The Shochet (Vol. 2): A Mem­oir of Jew­ish Life in Ukraine and Crimea
Pinkhes-Dov Gold­en­shteyn; Michoel Roten­feld, trans.
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The Shochet (Vol. 1): A Mem­oir of Jew­ish Life in Ukraine and Crimea
Pinkhes-Dov Gold­en­shteyn; Michoel Roten­feld, trans.
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Book Talk: The Many Lives of Anne Frank

Tuesday, January 28, 2025
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Saints and Liars: The Sto­ry of Amer­i­cans Who Saved Refugees from the Nazis
Debórah Dwork
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Yochanan’s Gam­ble: Judais­m’s Prag­mat­ic Approach to Life
Marc Katz
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On a Char­i­ot of Fire: The Sto­ry of India’s Bene Israel
Siona Ben­jamin
Eri­ca Lyons
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The Mak­ing of Dias­po­ra in the Ancient World

Mal­ka Z. Simkovich
December 30, 2024
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Jews in Suits: Men’s Dress in Vien­na, 1890 – 1938
Jonathan C. Kaplan-Wajselbaum; Reina Lewis and Elizabeth Wilson, eds.
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The Fes­ti­val of Lights, Revised: Hanukkah’s Prag­mat­ic History

Marc Katz
December 23, 2024
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The Gates of Gaza: A Sto­ry of Betray­al, Sur­vival and Hope on Israel’s Borderlands
Amir Tibon
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