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    Exhi­bi­tions: Essays on Art and Atrocity
    Jehanne Dubrow
    Interview

    Torah and Midrash as the Rich Humus for Poems: A Con­ver­sa­tion with Jes­si­ca Jacobs

    Julie R. Enszer 
    March 11, 2024
    Essay

    “One of a Kind: The Life of Syd­ney Tay­lor” — How the Book Began 

    Richard Michel­son
    March 11, 2024
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    Chil­dren’s
    The Col­or of Sound
    Emi­ly Barth Isler
    Fiction—From the Journal

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    Adam Schorin
    March 7, 2024
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    Like the Sea and the Sky: A Mys­te­ri­ous Mol­lusk and Its Mag­i­cal Blue Ink
    Jordan Namerow; Michelle Simpson, illus.
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    Ten Jew­ish Writ­ers Share Their Must-Read Books for Wom­en’s His­to­ry Month

    JBC Staff
    March 4, 2024
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    A Beau­ti­ful World
    Yael Gover; Paul Kor, illus.; Gilah Kahn-Hoffmann, trans.
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    Announc­ing the Inau­gur­al Win­ner of Our Jew­ish Book Month Writer’s Res­i­den­cy Contest

    JBC Staff
    February 21, 2024
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    Braids: Recipes from My Pacif­ic North­west Jew­ish Kitchen
    Sonya San­ford
    Essay

    Nazi-Loot­ed Art: Writ­ing ​“The Lost Van Gogh”

    Jonathan Sant­lofer
    February 19, 2024
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    The Laadu Mak­ers: My Moth­er and Grandmother’s Legacy

    Zil­ka Joseph
    February 19, 2024
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    Sweet Mal­i­da: Mem­o­ries of a Bene Israel Woman
    Zil­ka Joseph
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    Fic­tion
    The Winthrop Agreement
    Alice Simp­son
    Interview—From the Journal

    Unteth­er­ing the Muse from the Male Gaze: A Con­ver­sa­tion with Anto­nia Angress

    Bec­ca Kantor
    February 8, 2024
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    Scott Nadel­son
    January 29, 2024
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