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Essay Jews and Slavery: Isaac Cardozo and Lydia Weston Earlier this week, Sabra Waldfogel wrote about Raphael Moses, one of the most eminent Jews in Georgia in the nineteenth century, and Clara Solomon, a Jewish girl… Sabra Waldfogel August 1, 2014
Essay Jews and Slavery: Clara Solomon and Lucy Lewis Earlier this week, Sabra Waldfogel wrote about Raphael Moses, one of the most eminent Jews in Georgia in the nineteenth century. She has recently published Slave and… Sabra Waldfogel July 30, 2014
Cookbook Jewish Soul Food: From Minsk to Marrakesh, More Than 100 Unforgettable Dishes Updated for Today’s Kitchen Janna Gur
Nonfiction Mixing Musics: Turkish Jewry and the Urban Landscape of a Sacred Song Maureen Jackson
Nonfiction A Vigilant Society: Jewish Thought and the State in Medieval Spain Javier Roiz; Selma L. Margaretten, trans.
Nonfiction Jews Under Moroccan Skies: Two Thousand Years of Jewish Life Raphael David Elmaleh and George Ricketts
Nonfiction Sephardism: Spanish Jewish History and the Modern Literary Imagination Yael Halevi-Wise, ed.
Recommended Reading Book Cover of the Week: The New Persian Kitchen Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterJBC Network author Louisa Shafia returns with her latest cookbook, The New Persian Kitchen (Ten Speed Press). If this one is… Naomi Firestone-Teeter April 25, 2013
