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    Bar­bara S. Cohen

    Bar­bara S. Cohen is a tri­al attor­ney in Los Ange­les who spe­cial­izes in child abuse cas­es. She is a mem­ber of NAMI and a sup­port­er of NARSAD, and is an advo­cate for those who suf­fer from men­tal illness.
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    The Holy Thief: A Con Man’s Jour­ney From Dark­ness to Light
    Mark Horvitz; Alan Eisenstock
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    Tevye’s Grand­chil­dren: Redis­cov­er­ing Jew­ish Identity
    Eleanor Mallet
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    Com­pa­ny C: An Amer­i­can’s Life as a Cit­i­zen-Sol­dier in Israel
    Haim Watz­man
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    Amy Krouse Rosenthal
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    Anton Kuenzle; Gad Shimron; Uriel Masad, trans.
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    Ellen Feld­man
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    Prince of Fire
    Daniel Sil­va
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    Rabbi Levi Meier
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    Leora Skolkin-Smith
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    Naomi Brudner
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    Judith H. Sherman
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