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American Jewish Studies

Non­fic­tion
The Great Kosher Meat War of 1902: Immi­grant House­wives and the Riots that Shook New York City
Scott D. Seligman
Recommended Reading

Jew­ish Asian Amer­i­can Stories

Bec­ca Kantor
March 19, 2021
Non­fic­tion
The Amer­i­can Jew­ish Phil­an­thropic Com­plex: The His­to­ry of a Multi­bil­lion-Dol­lar Institution
Lila Cor­win Berman
Non­fic­tion
Yeshi­va Days: Learn­ing on the Low­er East Side
Jonathan Boyarin
Excerpt

Excerpt: Esther in America

Stu Halpern
February 22, 2021
Non­fic­tion
Esther in America
Rabbi Dr. Stuart Halpern (editor)
Essay

The Jew­ish Roots of Won­der Woman’s Pop Feminism

Lori Har­ri­son-Kahan
December 21, 2020
Fic­tion
The Diary of Ass­er Levy: First Jew­ish Cit­i­zen of New York
Daniela Weil
Essay

Why the Per­son­al Becomes Polit­i­cal: Jews in Amer­i­can Politics

Ken­neth D. Wald
October 19, 2020
Essay

Leav­ing the Low­er East Side

Jonathan Boyarin
October 5, 2020
Non­fic­tion
Jew­ish Iden­ti­ty in Amer­i­can Art: A Gold­en Age Since the 1970’s
Matthew Baigell
Interview

‘Touched with Fire’: A Con­ver­sa­tion with David E. Lowe

Edward Shapiro
September 7, 2020
Essay

Dance as Cul­tur­al Exchange: Martha Gra­ham’s Legacy

Vic­to­ria Phillips
August 24, 2020
Essay

A Nov­el Opening

Rachel Bean­land
August 10, 2020
Non­fic­tion
The Art of the Jew­ish Fam­i­ly: A His­to­ry of Women in Ear­ly New York in Five Objects
Lau­ra Arnold Leibman
Essay

Gold from the Prairie

Rebec­ca E. Bender
July 23, 2020

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