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    Don­ald Weber

    Don­ald Weber writes about Jew­ish Amer­i­can lit­er­a­ture and pop­u­lar cul­ture. He divides his time between Brook­lyn and Mohe­gan Lake, NY.

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    Geoffrey Hartman
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    David Bezmozgis
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    Don­ald Weber
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