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History

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Excerpt — Two Roads Home: Hitler, Stal­in, and the Mirac­u­lous Sur­vival of My Family

Daniel Finkel­stein
September 18, 2023
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The Beau­ty of the Hebrew Let­ter: From Sacred Scrolls to Graffiti
Izzy Plud­win­s­ki
Essay

Women and the South Car­oli­na Jew­ish Table

Rachel Gordin Barnett, Lyssa Klig­man Harvey
September 18, 2023
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Les­bian Love Sto­ry: A Mem­oir In Archives
Amelia Pos­san­za
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“Some­times, All It Takes Is Claim­ing that Iden­ti­ty”: A Con­ver­sa­tion with Amelia Possanza 

Julie R. Enszer 
September 18, 2023
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When Women Ran Fifth Avenue: Glam­our and Pow­er at the Dawn of Amer­i­can Fashion
Julie Satow
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Icon­ic Jew­ish Women: Fifty-Nine Inspir­ing, Coura­geous, Rev­o­lu­tion­ary Role Mod­els for Young Girls
Aliza Lavie
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You’ll Do: A His­to­ry of Mar­ry­ing for Rea­sons Oth­er Than Love
Mar­cia A. Zug
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Doña Gra­cia Saved Worlds
Bon­ni Goldberg
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The Jazzmen: How Duke Elling­ton, Louis Arm­strong and Count Basie Trans­formed America
Lar­ry Tye
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Ear­ly Detec­tion: Catch­ing Can­cer When It’s Curable
Bruce Rat­ner
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Kiki Man Ray: Art, Love, and Rival­ry in 1920s Paris
Mark Braude
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Fic­tion
This Ter­ri­ble True Thing: A Visu­al Novel
Jen­ny Laden
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Streams of Shat­tered Con­scious­ness: A Chron­i­cle of the First 50 Days of the Israel-Hamas War
David-Seth Kir­sh­n­er
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Love Let­ter From Pig: My Broth­er’s Sto­ry of Free­dom Summer
Julie Kabat
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Two Pieces of Chocolate
Kathy Kac­er
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