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American Jewish Studies

Cover of The Un-Americans: Jews, the Blacklist, and Stoolpigeon Culture
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The Un-Amer­i­cans: Jews, the Black­list, and Stoolpi­geon Culture
Joseph Litvak
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Boule­vard of Dreams: Heady Times, Heart­break, and Hope along the Grand Con­course in the Bronx
Con­stance Rosenblum
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The Colum­bia His­to­ry of Jews & Judaism in America
Marc Lee Raphael, ed.
Cover of Save the Deli: In Search of Perfect Pastrami, Crusty Rye, and the Heart of Jewish Delicatessen
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Save the Deli: In Search of Per­fect Pas­tra­mi, Crusty Rye, and the Heart of Jew­ish Delicatessen
David Sax
Cover of Tri-Faith America: How Catholics and Jews Held Postwar America to Its Protestant Promise
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Tri-Faith Amer­i­ca: How Catholics and Jews Held Post­war Amer­i­ca to Its Protes­tant Promise
Kevin M. Schultz
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A Fine Romance: Jew­ish Song­writ­ers, Amer­i­can Songs
David Lehman
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Amer­i­ca’s Prophet: Moses and the Amer­i­can Story
Bruce Feiler
Cover of Messiahs of 1933: How American Yiddish Theatre Survived Adversity Through Satire
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Mes­si­ahs of 1933: How Amer­i­can Yid­dish The­atre Sur­vived Adver­si­ty Through Satire
Joel Schechter
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Amer­i­can Rad­i­cal: The Life and Times of I. F. Stone
D.D. Guttenplan
Cover of Encyclopedia of Jewish American Popular Culture
Non­fic­tion
Ency­clo­pe­dia of Jew­ish Amer­i­can Pop­u­lar Culture
Jack Fischel, ed. with Susan M. Ortmann
Cover of Standing By: The Making of an American Military Family in a Time of War
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Stand­ing By: The Mak­ing of an Amer­i­can Mil­i­tary Fam­i­ly in a Time of War
Ali­son Buckholtz
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Louis D. Bran­deis: A Life
Melvin I. Urofsky
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The Jews of Capi­tol Hill: A Com­pendi­um of Jew­ish Con­gres­sion­al Members
Kurt F. Stone
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The Gersh­wins’ Por­gy and Bess: A 75th Anniver­sary Edition
Robin Thompson
Cover of The SPHAS: The Life and Times of Basketball’s Greatest Jewish Team
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The SPHAS: The Life and Times of Basketball’s Great­est Jew­ish Team
Dou­glas Stark
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The His­to­ry of People

Ear­li­er this week, Dou­glas Stark wrote about the best Jew­ish bas­ket­ball team ever and about research­ing Jew­ish sports. He has been blog­ging all…
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August 19, 2011
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