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Nonfiction The Converso’s Return: Conversion and Sephardi History in Contemporary Literature and Culture Dalia Kandiyoti
Nonfiction Confessions of the Shtetl: Converts from Judaism in Imperial Russia, 1817 – 1906 Ellie R. Schainker
Interview Interview: Annette Gendler Annette Gendler’s memoir Jumping Over Shadows pulls readers into the drama of World War II with its family tale of an ill-fated marriage between a Jewish man,… Amy Spungen June 27, 2017
Nonfiction Leaving the Jewish Fold: Conversation and Radical Assimilation in Modern Jewish History Todd M. Endelman
Essay From Intermarried Couple to Observant Jewish Family Earlier this week, Gayle Redlingshafer Berman wrote about mourning the loss of a non-Jewish parent. Today we hear from Gayle’s co-author, her husband Harold Berman,… Harold Berman July 18, 2013
