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For Such a Time as This: On Being Jew­ish Today
Elliot Cos­grove
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Just City: Grow­ing Up on the Upper West Side When Hous­ing Was a Human Right
Jen­nifer Baum
Essay—Witnessing: Post Oct. 7

But How Are You Managing?

Joan Lee­gant
June 3, 2024
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Adam Unre­hearsed
Don Fut­ter­man
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We Need to Talk About Antisemitism
Diana Fer­sko
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Anti­semitism: An Ancient Hatred in the Age of Iden­ti­ty Politics
Philip Slay­ton
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The Glass Chateau
Stephen Kier­nan
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The Major­i­ty: A Novel
Eliz­a­beth L. Silver
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If You See Them: Young, Unhoused, and Alone in America
Vic­ki Sokolik
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A Path to Jew­ish Survival
Richard B. Stanger
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Tikkun Ha’am: Repair­ing Our People
Jef­frey K. Salkin
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Bad Ther­a­py: Why the Kids Aren’t Grow­ing Up
Abi­gail Shrier
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Watch­dogs: Inspec­tors Gen­er­al and the Bat­tle for Hon­est and Account­able Government
Glenn A. Fine
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Pro­files in Men­tal Health Courage
Stephen Fried
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Birth Con­trol: The Insid­i­ous Pow­er of Men Over Motherhood
Alli­son Yarrow
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You’ll Do: A His­to­ry of Mar­ry­ing for Rea­sons Oth­er Than Love
Mar­cia A. Zug
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