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Arlene B. Soifer

Arlene B. Soifer earned degrees in Eng­lish, and has had many years of expe­ri­ence as a free­lance writer, edi­tor, and pub­lic rela­tions professional.
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Non­fic­tion
By Dawn’s Ear­ly Light
Princeton University Art Museum
Non­fic­tion
Rhap­sody in Schmaltz: Yid­dish Food and Why We Can’t Stop Eat­ing It
Michael Wex
Visu­al Arts
Ben Shahn’s New Deal Murals: Jew­ish Iden­ti­ty in the Amer­i­can Scene
Diana L. Linden
Non­fic­tion
Peg­gy Guggen­heim: The Shock of the Modern
Francine Prose
Non­fic­tion
Just Kids from the Bronx: Telling It the Way It Was
Arlene Alda
Non­fic­tion
Social Con­cern and Left Pol­i­tics in Jew­ish Amer­i­can Art, 1880 – 1940
Matthew Baigell
Fic­tion
The Glo­ry of Life
Michael Kumpfmuller; Anthea Bell, trans.
Non­fic­tion
There­sa Bern­stein: A Cen­tu­ry in Art
Gail Levin, ed.
Fic­tion
The Win­ter Guest
Pam Jenoff
Visu­al Arts
Isaac Bashe­vis Singer and the Low­er East Side
Isaac Bashevis Singer; Bruce Davidson, photographs
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Jerome Rob­bins: His Life, His The­ater, His Dance
Deborah Jowitt
Non­fic­tion
Don’t Wave Good­bye: The Chil­dren’s Flight From Nazi Per­se­cu­tion to Amer­i­can Freedom
Philip K. Jason; Iris Posner, eds.
Fic­tion
Wall of Light
Edeet Ravel
Fic­tion
Sarah
Marek Halter; Howard Curtis, trans.
Fic­tion
Zip­po­rah, Wife of Moses
Marek Halter; Howard Curtis, trans.

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