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Items with the tag:

immigration

Essay

Home­steading Jews

Susan Lynn Meyer
August 14, 2023
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Non­fic­tion
How to Become an Amer­i­can: A His­to­ry of Immi­gra­tion, Assim­i­la­tion, and Loneliness
Daniel Wolff
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Fic­tion
The Post­card
Anne Berest; Tina Kover, trans.
Essay

Invent­ing Zacharias: Writ­ing Mizrahi Stories

Jas­min Attia
July 10, 2023
Essay

Spend­ing a Fort­night in Jew Town, Kochi

Shas­tri Akella
July 10, 2023
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Poet­ry
With My Shad­ow: The Poems of Hilde Domin, A Bilin­gual Selection
Hilde Domin; Sarah Kafatou, trans.
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Amer­i­can Born: An Immi­grant’s Sto­ry, a Daugh­ter’s Memoir
Rachel M. Brownstein
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Fic­tion
A Cas­tle in Brooklyn
Shirley Rus­sak Wachtel
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Chil­dren’s
Not So Shy
Noa Nim­ro­di
Interview—From the Journal

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

Ruth Behar, Mar­jorie Agosín
June 19, 2023
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The Land of Hope and Fear: Israel’s Bat­tle for Its Inner Soul
Isabel Ker­sh­n­er
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Moscow, Mar­riage, and Mur­der: Writ­ing a Cold War Thriller

Paul Gold­berg
June 5, 2023
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Fic­tion
The World and All That It Holds
Alek­san­dar Hemon
Essay

The Rel­e­vance of Ruth to Shavuot

Ilana Pardes
May 19, 2023
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Bread Givers
Anzia Yezierska
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Fic­tion
The Salt Line
Youval Shimoni; Michael Sharp, trans;
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