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Cover of On a Chariot of Fire: The Story of India’s Bene Israel

On a Chariot of Fire: The Story of India’s Bene Israel

Cover of Dream by Dream: The Story of Rabbi Isaac Mayer Wise

Dream by Dream: The Story of Rabbi Isaac Mayer Wise

Geri Kolesar; Sofia Moore, illus.

Essay

Homesteading Jews

Susan Lynn Meyer

August 14, 2023

Cover of The Postcard

Anne Berest; Tina Kover, trans.

Cover of How to Become an American: A History of Immigration, Assimilation, and Loneliness

How to Become an American: A History of Immigration, Assimilation, and Loneliness

Essay

Spending a Fortnight in Jew Town, Kochi

Shastri Akella

July 10, 2023

Essay

Inventing Zacharias: Writing Mizrahi Stories

Jasmin Attia

July 10, 2023

Cover of With My Shadow: The Poems of Hilde Domin, A Bilingual Selection

With My Shadow: The Poems of Hilde Domin, A Bilingual Selection

Hilde Domin; Sarah Kafatou, trans.

Cover of American Born: An Immigrant's Story, a Daughter's Memoir

American Born: An Immigrant’s Story, a Daughter’s Memoir

Rachel M. Brownstein

Cover of A Castle in Brooklyn

A Castle in Brooklyn

Shirley Russak Wachtel

Cover of Not So Shy

Interview—From the Journal

The Languages of Belonging: A Conversation Between Ruth Behar and Marjorie Agosín

Ruth Behar, Marjorie Agosín

June 19, 2023

Cover of The Land of Hope and Fear: Israel's Battle for Its Inner Soul

The Land of Hope and Fear: Israel’s Battle for Its Inner Soul

Isabel Kershner

Essay

Moscow, Marriage, and Murder: Writing a Cold War Thriller

Paul Goldberg

June 5, 2023

Cover of The World and All That It Holds

The World and All That It Holds

Aleksandar Hemon

Essay

The Relevance of Ruth to Shavuot

Ilana Pardes

May 19, 2023