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Sis­ters of Fortune
Esther Chehe­bar
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Stranger in the Desert: A Fam­i­ly Story
Jor­dan Salama
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Michael Harari
November 27, 2023
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Find­ing My Mul­ti­lay­ered Her­itage in Stories

Jor­dan Salama
November 20, 2023
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The Mar­riage Box
Corie Adj­mi
Essay

Broad­en­ing Rep­re­sen­ta­tion of Jew­ish Life One Sto­ry at a Time

Corie Adj­mi
May 1, 2023
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Cook­book
Mind over Bat­ter: 75 Recipes for Bak­ing as Therapy
Jack Haz­an
Michael Harari
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Womb Of Dia­monds: A True Adven­ture From Child Bride Of Syr­ia To Celebri­ty Busi­ness­woman Of Japan
Ezra Choueke
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Escape From Syr­ia: A Jew­ish Boy’s Sto­ry of Survival
Shira Yehudit Djalilmand
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‘Life as a Dis­lo­cat­ing Expe­ri­ence’: A Con­ver­sa­tion with David Adjmi

Bob Gold­farb
November 23, 2020
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Back­yard Kitchen: The Main Course
Sari­na Roffe
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Lot Six
David Adj­mi
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JBC Authors at the Table: David Adjmi

David Adj­mi, JBC Staff
July 7, 2020
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Farewell, Alep­po: My Father, My Peo­ple, and Their Long Jour­ney Home
Claudette E. Sutton
Interview

Meet Sami Rohr Prize Final­ist Mat­ti Friedman

Post­ed by Nao­mi Firestone-TeeterOver the next sev­er­al weeks, we’re giv­ing you the oppor­tu­ni­ty to get to know this year’s Sami Rohr Prize final­ists and hope­ful­ly, in…
Nao­mi Firestone-Teeter
October 14, 2013
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