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Essay Marilyn Sachs, Forgotten Pioneer in Children’s Literature At a time when children’s literature was filled with picture-perfect families, Marilyn Sachs painted a darker, richer reality. Emily Schneider June 3, 2019
Nonfiction The Woman Who Fought An Empire: Sarah Aaronsohn and Her Nili Spy Ring Gregory Joseph Wallance
Nonfiction Women of Valor: Orthodox Jewish Troll Fighters, Crime Writers, and Rock Stars in Contemporary Literature and Culture Karen E. H. Skinazi
Nonfiction The Case of the Sexy Jewess: Dance, Gender and Jewish Joke-work in US Pop Culture Hannah Schwadron
Excerpt Read an Excerpt from Alice Shalvi’s Memoir ‘Never a Native’ Alice Shalvi December 17, 2018
From the Journal The Jewish Women Writers Who Made Their Mark on Café Culture Shachar Pinsker May 31, 2018
Nonfiction Just the Funny Parts…And a Few Hard Truths About Sneaking into the Hollywood Boys’ Club Nell Scovell
Nonfiction I Have The Right To: A High School Survivor’s Story of Sexual Assault, Justice, and Hope Francesca Prout; Jennifer Abelson
