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    Arlyne Samuels

    Arlyne Samuels a grad­u­ate of Brook­lyn Col­lege, taught and super­vised Eng­lish in New York City for 40 years. She was the coor­di­na­tor of the book club of the Greater Worces­ter (MA) Chap­ter of Hadas­sah. Arlyne passed away in May 2009 and will be missed by the Jew­ish Book World team.
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    Gerhard Schoenberner
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    Lilka Trzcinska-Croydon
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    Harry Mulisch
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    Chris Bohjalian
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