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Nonfiction The Diario: The Daring Escape of Two Sephardic Jews from Turkey to America During World War I Alfred Ascher; Gloria J. Ascher, trans.
Nonfiction Letters from Home: The Creation of Diaspora in Jewish Antiquity Malka Z. Simkovich
Nonfiction Bad Jew: A Family’s Quest from the Minsk Ghetto to Netanyahu’s Israel Piotr Smolar; Anthony Roberts, trans.
Nonfiction Tablets Shattered: The End of an American Jewish Century and the Future of Jewish Life Joshua Leifer
Recommended Reading New Year, New Beginnings: Picture Books for Children and Adults to Enjoy on the High Holidays Ruth Behar September 11, 2023
Poetry With My Shadow: The Poems of Hilde Domin, A Bilingual Selection Hilde Domin; Sarah Kafatou, trans.
Recommended Reading Ten Jewish Writers Share Their Passover Reading Recommendations JBC Staff March 27, 2023