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Renais­sance Revealed: The Oppres­sion of Jews in Italy in the 1500s

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September 14, 2020
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Jonathan Kauf­man
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Jew­ish Sci­ence Fiction

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September 7, 2020
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September 7, 2020
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September 1, 2020
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