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Everyone has a favorite genre or topic of book to read—or maybe there's subject or theme that you want to learn more about. With this in mind, JBC set out to collect reading lists on topics across the spectrum of Jewish life.

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Flatscreen

June 19, 2012 Flatscreen

Adam Wilson

Harper Perennial
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Thinking the Twentieth Century

Thinking the Twentieth Century

by Tony Judt with Tim Snyder

Tony Judt was a polarizing figure among many in the Jewish community because of his views on Israel.read more

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From the JBC Blog

Day Schools and the End of the Melting Pot

by Jonathan B. Krasner
I met Peter Beinart in 1999 when he was writing an article for The Atlantic on Jewish community day schools.

The Magic of Summer Camp

by Jonathan B. Krasner
When my ten year old daughter heads to sleep-away camp this summer she will follow a family tradition that began the summer after World War II.