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    This Ter­ri­ble True Thing: A Visu­al Novel
    Jen­ny Laden
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    Kim Dow­er
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    Golem of the Low­er East Side

    Jerome Charyn
    August 21, 2023
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    Simona Zaret­sky
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    Mar­tin Fletcher
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    Rivka’s Presents
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    Excerpt: The For­got­ten Singer

    Mau­rice Carr
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    Ranen Omer-Sher­man
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    Madame Alexan­der: The Cre­ator of the Icon­ic Amer­i­can Doll
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    Jew­ish Sum­mer Camp and the Myth of the ​“Seri­ous”

    San­dra Fox
    June 12, 2023
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    Inau­gur­al Event for Glob­al Jew­ish Lit­er­ary Alliance Con­nects Jew­ish Writ­ers and Readers 

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    May 17, 2023
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    Mar­cia Brick­er Halperin
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    Pray­ing with Jane Eyre: Reflec­tions on Read­ing as a Sacred Practice
    Vanessa Zoltan
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    Ger­ald Stern
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