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    Excerpt: The Oppermanns 

    Joshua Cohen
    October 10, 2022
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    Cook­ing alla Giu­dia: A Cel­e­bra­tion of the Jew­ish Food of Italy
    Benedet­ta Jas­mine Guetta
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    The Joy of Shmutz

    Feli­cia Berliner
    September 12, 2022
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    Excerpt: The Vil­lage Idiot

    Steve Stern
    September 12, 2022
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    How Mate­ri­als Speak: A Lega­cy of Puppetry

    Gen­naRose Nethercott
    September 12, 2022
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    Florine Stet­theimer: A Biography
    Bar­bara Bloemink
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    All About Me! My Remark­able Life in Show Business
    Mel Brooks
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    Susan Comni­nos
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    Adam Langer
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    The Lit­er­ary Mafia: Jews, Pub­lish­ing, and Post­war Amer­i­can Literature
    Josh Lam­bert
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    Josh Lam­bert
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    David Sipress
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    Is Super­man Cir­cum­cised?: The Com­plete Jew­ish His­to­ry of the World’s Great­est Hero
    Roy Schwartz
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    James J. Conway
    June 20, 2022
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    What Makes an Apple?: Six Con­ver­sa­tions about Writ­ing, Love, Guilt, and Oth­er Pleasures
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