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The Dis­card­ed Life
Adam Kirsch
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The World Is End­ing in Every Generation

Nao­mi Krupitsky
November 5, 2021
Essay

‘Hide the Jew’: Hol­ly­wood, Assim­i­la­tion, and the Mankiewicz Brothers

Nick Davis
October 11, 2021
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This Is Not My Memoir
André Gregory, Todd London
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Ninth House
Leigh Bar­dugo
Essay

Glow Shrimp

Mari­na Weiner
September 23, 2020
Essay

Yosemite Burn­ing

Ora Yashar
September 23, 2020
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The Usu­al Uncer­tain­ties: Stories 
Jonathan Blum
Excerpt

Excerpt: The Usu­al Uncertainties 

Jonathan Blum
November 25, 2019
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Giraffes on Horse­back Sal­ad: Dali, The Marx Broth­ers and the Great­est Movie Nev­er Made
Josh Frank
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Hol­ly­wood’s Eve 
Lili Ano­lik
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Tow­ers of Gold: How One Jew­ish Immi­grant Named Isa­ias Hell­man Cre­at­ed California
Frances Dinkenspiel
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The May­or of Cas­tro Street: The Life and Times of Har­vey Milk
Randy Shilts
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Cos­mopoli­tans: A Social & Cul­tur­al His­to­ry of the Jews of the San Fran­cis­co Bay Area
Fred Rosenbaum

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