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Nonfiction You Need a Schoolhouse: Booker T. Washington, Julius Rosenwald, and the Building of Schools for the Segregated South Stephanie Deutsch
Essay Saying New Things About Old Historical Episodes Earlier this week, Dr. Jonathan Sarna wrote about writing his most recent book, When General Grant Expelled the Jews, in Jerusalem. He has been blogging here all week for… Jonathan D. Sarna March 15, 2012
Essay Writing the Civil War in Jerusalem Dr. Jonathan Sarna’s newest book, When General Grant Expelled the Jews, is now available. He will be blogging here all week for Jewish Book Council and… Jonathan D. Sarna March 13, 2012
Recommended Reading Book Cover of the Week: The Fish That Ate the Whale Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterIn June, Farrar, Straus and Giroux will publish Rich Cohen’s latest book: The Fish That Ate the Whale: The Life and Times of America’s… Naomi Firestone-Teeter February 21, 2012
Nonfiction My Jesus Year: A Rabbi’s Son Wanders the Bible Belt in Search of His Own Faith Benyamin Cohen
Children’s As Good As Anybody: Martin Luther King Jr. and Abraham Joshua Heschel’s Amazing March Toward Freedom Richard Michelson
Nonfiction Jewish Roots in Southern Soil: A New History Marcie Cohen Ferris and Mark I. Greenberg, eds.
Essay Our Good Friends the Essermans Earlier this week, Melissa Fay Greene wrote about the adoption of her daughter, Helen, from Ethiopia, and telling jokes at church. Her new book, No Biking in… Melissa Fay Greene August 5, 2011
Essay Different Jokes for Different Folks On Monday, Melissa Fay Greene shared the story behind the adoption of her daughter, Helen, from Ethiopia. She has been blogging all week for the Jewish… Melissa Fay Greene August 3, 2011
Essay Raising an Ethiopian Jewish Child in Georgia Melissa Fay Greene is the author of No Biking in the House Without a Helmet. She will be blogging all week for the Jewish Book… Melissa Fay Greene August 1, 2011
