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    Mr. Temp­kin Climbs a Tree
    Cary Fagan (auth.), Carles Arbat (illus.)
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    The Tope­ka School 
    Ben Lern­er
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    Excerpt: Maybe You Should Talk to Someone

    Lori Got­tlieb
    October 7, 2019
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    Chil­dren’s
    Right Side Up: Adven­tures in Chelm
    Eric A. Kimmel (auth.), Steve Brown (illus.)
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    The Book of Sarah
    Sarah Light­man
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    The World is Round: Jew­ish Children’s Books Wel­come the New Year

    Emi­ly Schneider
    September 26, 2019
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    Excerpt: Saba­ba

    Adeena Suss­man
    September 23, 2019
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    Braid­ed: A Jour­ney of A Thou­sand Challahs
    Beth Rica­nati
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    ‘Mak­ing an Ancient Rit­u­al Work’: A Con­ver­sa­tion Between Beth Rica­nati and Tiffany Shlain

    Tiffany Shlain, Beth Rica­nati
    September 16, 2019
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    It’s a Whole Spiel: A Con­ver­sa­tion Between Kather­ine Locke and Lau­ra Silverman

    Kather­ine Locke, Lau­ra Silverman
    September 9, 2019
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    Life’s Acces­sories: A Mem­oir and Fash­ion Guide
    Rachel Levy Lesser
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    All the Way to the Tigers: A Memoir
    Mary Mor­ris
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    Fun­ny, You Don’t Look Like a Rab­bi: A Mem­oir of Unortho­dox Transformation
    Lyn­n­da Targan
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    Embrac­ing Auschwitz: Forg­ing a Vibrant Life-Affirm­ing Judaism that Takes the Holo­caust Seriously
    Joshua Ham­mer­man
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    Dri­ving to Tre­blin­ka: A Long Search for a Lost Father
    Diana Wich­tel
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