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Jaclyn Trop

Jaclyn Trop is a Los Ange­les-based free­lance reporter.
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Non­fic­tion
My Jew­ish Year: 18 Hol­i­days, One Won­der­ing Jew
Abi­gail Pogrebin
Non­fic­tion
Met­ro­pol­i­tan Jews: Pol­i­tics, Race, and Reli­gion in Post­war Detroit
Lila Corwin Berman
Non­fic­tion
Crap at My Par­ents’ House
Joel Dovev
Fic­tion
Say Nice Things About Detroit
Scott Lass­er
Fic­tion
The Inno­cents
Francesca Segal
Fic­tion
Hot Pink
Adam Levin
Non­fic­tion
Ten Days of Birthright Israel: A Jour­ney in Young Adult Identity
Leonard Saxe; Barry Chazan
Fic­tion
Shalom India Hous­ing Society
Esther David
Visu­al Arts
Win­dows in the Wall
Rebecca Heyl
Non­fic­tion
Good Book: The Bizarre, Hilar­i­ous, Dis­turb­ing, Mar­velous, and Inspir­ing Things I Learned When I Read Every Sin­gle Word of the Bible
David Plotz
Non­fic­tion
Bar­bie and Ruth: The Sto­ry of the World’s Most Famous Doll and the Woman Who Cre­at­ed Her
Robin Gerber
Fic­tion
The Dove­keep­ers
Alice Hoff­man
Fic­tion
Toma­to Rhap­sody: A Fable of Love, Lust & For­bid­den Fruit
Adam Schell
Fic­tion
Sweet Like Sugar
Wayne Hoff­man
Fic­tion
The Son­der­berg Case
Elie Wiesel; Catherine Temerson, trans.

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A Con­ver­sa­tion with Francesca Segal

Jaclyn Trop
July 10, 2012

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