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Essay “I Am a Bombay on the Move”: Growing Up Jewish and Jain An exploration of religious and racial displacement Diane Mehta June 17, 2019
Interview Queer Identity in Jewish History: An Interview with Noam Sienna An interview about an anthology exploring marginalized voices in Jewish history Sacha Lamb June 11, 2019
Nonfiction American Values, Religious Voices: 100 Days. 100 Letters Andrea L. Weiss, Lisa M. Weinberger
Essay—From the Journal Louisa May Alcott and the Jews of ‘Little Women’ Revisiting Louisa May Alcott’s classic 150 years afters its release, and its minor (and mildly offensive) Jewish characters. Emily Schneider November 19, 2018
Nonfiction The Cooking Gene: A Journey Through African American Culinary History in the Old South Michael W. Twitty
Essay What My Nazi Great-Grandfather Taught Me About the Obligation to Act Ursula Werner March 6, 2017
Nonfiction What We Talk about When We Talk about Hebrew (and What It Means to Americans) Naomi B. Sokoloff and Nancy E. Berg
