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Nonfiction Around the World on Two Wheels: Annie Londonderry’s Extraordinary Ride Peter Zheutlin
Nonfiction The Fortune Cookie Chronicles: Adventures in the World of Chinese Food Jennifer B. Lee
Nonfiction Recovering “Yiddishland”: Threshold Moments in American Literature Merle L. Bachman
Nonfiction Manischewitz: The Matzo Family: The Making of an American Jewish Icon Laura Manischewitz Alpern; Jonathan D. Sarna, intro.
Nonfiction The Independent Orders of B’nai B’rith and True Sisters: Pioneers of a New Jewish Identity 1843 – 1914 Cornelia Wilhelm
Nonfiction Yiddish in America: Essays on Yiddish Culture in the Golden Land Edward S. Shapiro
Nonfiction Pens and Swords: How the American Mainstream Media Report the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Marda Dunsky
Visual Arts New Mexico’s Crypto-Jews: Image and Memory Cary Herz, photographs; Ori Z. Soltes and Mona Hernandes, essays
Essay Destination Bat Mitzvahs Earlier this week, Shulamit Reinharz and Barbara Vinick wrote about the history of the bat mizvah and Barbara Vinick shared her own story. Today, Shulamit Reinharz… Barbara Vinick, Shulamit Reinharz January 13, 2012
Nonfiction Landmark of the Spirit: The Eldridge Street Synagogue Annie Pollard; Bill Moyers, fwd.