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    Writ­ers are Readers

    Ali­cia Oltus­ki is the author of Pre­cious Objects: A Sto­ry of Dia­monds, Fam­i­ly, and a Way of Life. Ali­cia toured through Jew­ish Book Coun­cil’s Jew­ish Book…
    Ali­cia Oltuski
    March 6, 2012
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    Find­ing My Religion

    Ear­li­er this week, Michelle Haimoff dis­cussed her unlike­ly in-laws and hav­ing immi­grant par­ents, baby boomers, and parental expec­ta­tions. She will be blog­ging here all…
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    March 2, 2012
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    The Unlike­ly In-Laws

    Ear­li­er this week, Michelle Haimoff dis­cussed hav­ing immi­grant par­ents, baby boomers, and parental expec­ta­tions. She will be blog­ging here all week for Jew­ish Book…
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    February 29, 2012
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    What the Kids are Doing With Their Lives

    Michelle Haimoff​’s debut nov­el, These Days Are Ours, is now avail­able. She will be blog­ging here all week for Jew­ish Book Coun­cil and MyJew­ish­Learn­ing.I real­ized late…
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    February 27, 2012
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    Autumn in His Heart

    Ear­li­er this week, Adam Wil­son wrote about Sein­feld, Moses, and hubris. He will be blog­ging here all week for the Jew­ish Book Coun­cil and MyJew­ish­Learn­ing.I’ve…
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    February 23, 2012
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    Moses and Hubris

    Adam Wil­son​’s debut nov­el, Flatscreen, is now avail­able. He will be blog­ging here for Jew­ish Book Coun­cil and MyJew­ish­Learn­ing all week.There’s a great…
    Adam Wil­son
    February 20, 2012
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