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    Prej­u­dice Porn: Images of Jews in Amer­i­can Art, 1880 – 1940

    Ear­li­er this week, Matthew Baigell wrote about social con­cern and left pol­i­tics in Jew­ish Amer­i­can art. He is the author of a recent­ly pub­lished book on the top­ic…
    Matthew Baigell
    June 30, 2015
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    Social Con­cern and Left Pol­i­tics in Jew­ish Amer­i­can Art

    Matthew Baigell is Pro­fes­sor Emer­i­tus in the Depart­ment of Art His­to­ry at Rut­gers Uni­ver­si­ty. He is the author of numer­ous books, includ­ing Amer­i­can Artists,…
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    June 29, 2015
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    A ​“Madeleine Moment”

    Ear­li­er this week, Miran­da Rich­mond Mouil­lot offered her advice and insight to read­ers about extract­ing even the most painful fam­i­ly his­to­ry from those who car­ry it.…
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    June 26, 2015
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    How To Ask?

    Miran­da Rich­mond Mouil­lot was born in Asheville, North Car­oli­na. She is the author of the recent­ly pub­lished book A Fifty-Year Silence: Love War and a Ruined…
    Miran­da Rich­mond Mouillot
    June 23, 2015
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    Back to the Bronx

    Ear­li­er this week, Jerome Charyn wrote about New York as a crime nov­el and grow­ing up Jew­ish in the Bronx. He is the author of the recent­ly pub­lished short sto­ry…
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    June 19, 2015
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    New York as a Crime Novel

    Ear­li­er this week, Jerome Charyn wrote about grow­ing up Jew­ish in the Bronx. He is the author of the recent­ly pub­lished short sto­ry col­lec­tion Bit­ter Bronx and will be…
    Jerome Charyn
    June 17, 2015
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