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    Esther Nuss­baum

    Esther Nuss­baum, the head librar­i­an of Ramaz Upper School for 30 years, is now edu­ca­tion and spe­cial projects coor­di­na­tor of the Halachic Organ Donor Soci­ety. A past edi­tor of Jew­ish Book World, she con­tin­ues to review for this and oth­er publications.
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    Visu­al Arts
    Meet­ing Place
    Anat Propper Goldenberg
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    Fic­tion
    House on End­less Waters
    Emuna Elon; Anthony Berris and Linda Yechiel, trans.
    Cover of The German House
    Fic­tion
    The Ger­man House
    Annette Hess, Elizabeth Lauffer (trans.)
    Cover of The Return of Carvajal: A Mystery
    Non­fic­tion
    The Return of Car­va­jal: A Mystery
    Ilan Sta­vans
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    Sara Berman’s Closet
    Maira Kalman, Alex Kalman
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    Non­fic­tion
    The War­saw Ghet­to in Amer­i­can Art and Culture
    Saman­tha Baskind
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    Fic­tion
    The Last Watch­man of Old Cairo
    Michael David Lukas
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    The Untold Jour­ney: The Life of Diana Trilling
    Natalie Robins
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    The Exhi­bi­tion­ist: Liv­ing Muse­ums, Lov­ing Museums
    Karl Katz
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    Fic­tion
    The For­tu­nate Ones
    Ellen Uman­sky
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    Chas­ing Portraits
    Eliz­a­beth Rynecki
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    Louise Nevel­son: Light and Shadow
    Lau­rie Wilson
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    Kitaj Prints: A Cat­a­logue Raisonné
    Jennifer Ramkalawon
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    Roman Vish­ni­ac Rediscovered
    Maya Ben­ton
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    Carol Zemel

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