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History

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The Star of David: A Pop­u­lar His­to­ry of the Mys­te­ri­ous Hexagram
Robert A. Norman
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“We Are Jews Again”: Jew­ish Activism in the Sovi­et Union
Yuli Kosharovsky; Stefani Hoffman, trans.; Ann Komaromi, ed. & intro.
Essay

An Empha­sis on Leaders

Men­achem Z. Rosensaft
June 16, 2017
Essay

The First Polit­i­cal Body for Jews

Men­achem Z. Rosensaft
June 14, 2017
Essay

WJC: An Orga­ni­za­tion with a Personality

Men­achem Z. Rosensaft
June 12, 2017
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The World Jew­ish Con­gress, 1936 – 2016
Menachem Z. Rosensaft, ed.; Ronald S. Lauder, fwd.
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Unit­ed Nation: The Human­i­tar­i­an Spir­it Of Israel
David Kramer
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Rais­ing Sec­u­lar Jews: Yid­dish Schools and Their Peri­od­i­cals for Amer­i­can Chil­dren, 1917 – 1950
Naomi Prawer Kadar
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The Implaca­ble Urge to Defame: Car­toon Jews in the Amer­i­can Press, 1877 – 1935
Matthew Baigell
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The Tri­al of Adolf Hitler
David King
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The Inher­i­tors
Gita Ari­an Baack
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Eyes of the World: Robert Capa, Ger­da Taro, and the Inven­tion of Mod­ern Photojournalism
Marc Aron­son
Mari­na Budhos
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The Third Reich
Thomas Childers
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Jew­ish Jus­tices of the Supreme Court, from Bran­deis to Kagan
David G. Dalin
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Lioness: Gol­da Meir and the Nation of Israel
Francine Klags­brun
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The House of Government
Yuri Slezkine
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