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Items with the category:

Romance Novel

Essay

On Writ­ing Jew­ish Protagonists

Rachel Lynn Solomon
June 30, 2023
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Fic­tion
Busi­ness or Pleasure
Rachel Lynn Solomon
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Fic­tion
The Win­ter Orphans
Kristin Beck
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Fic­tion
Sadie on a Plate
Aman­da Elliot
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Fic­tion
See You Yesterday
Rachel Lynn Solomon
Jew­ish His­tor­i­cal Fiction
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Fic­tion
The Matzah Ball
Jean Meltzer
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Fic­tion
We Can’t Keep Meet­ing Like This
Rachel Lynn Solomon
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Fic­tion
Dul­cinea
Ana Veciana-Suarez
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Fic­tion
Fire in the Springs: A Tale of Star-Crossed Immigrants
Lisa Schliff
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Fic­tion
Round­about
Elaine Dur­bach
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Fic­tion
Sarah’s Love
William B. Stock
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Fic­tion
Detours
Rose­mary Gensler
Nan­cy Sims
Ellyn Zarek
Mar­i­on S. Phillips
Phyl­lis Hoffman
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Fic­tion
Every­thing After
Jill San­topo­lo
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Fic­tion
Flo­rence Adler Swims Forever
Rachel Bean­land
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Fic­tion
Newark Min­ute­men: A True 1930’s Leg­end About a Box­er Who Tries to Save a Nation’s Soul With­out Los­ing His Own
Leslie K. Barry
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