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Nonfiction 1915 Diary of S. A. An-sky: A Russian Jewish Writer at the Eastern Front S. A. An-sky; Polly Zavadivker, trans.
Nonfiction The Secret Faith of Maestre Honoratus: Profayt Duran and Jewish Identity in Late Medieval Iberia Maud Kozodoy
Essay Before Pearl Harbor Kim Brooks is the author of The Houseguest: A Novel, out tomorrow from Counterpoint Press. She is blogging here all week as part of the Visiting Scribe series on The… Kim Brooks April 11, 2016
Nonfiction Hell Before Their Very Eyes: American Soldiers Liberate Concentration Camps, April 1945 John C. McManus
Nonfiction American Jewish History: A Primary Source Reader Gary Phillip Zola (Editor), Marc Dollinger (Editor)
Interview Interview: A. J. Sidransky with Barbara M. BibelA. J. Sidransky’s novels Forgiving Máximo Rothman and Forgiving Mariela Camacho combine history and mystery to provide readers with… Barbara M. Bibel March 15, 2016
Nonfiction The Right Wrong Man: John Demjanjuk and the Last Great Nazi War Crimes Trial Lawrence Douglas
Essay Max Wisen’s Tailor Shop Christoph Kreutzmüller is the author of Final Sale in Berlin: The Destruction of Jewish Commercial Activity 1930 – 1945, a history of the German foreclosure of… Christoph Kreutzmüller March 11, 2016