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Arts & Culture

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The Laadu Mak­ers: My Moth­er and Grandmother’s Legacy

Zil­ka Joseph
February 19, 2024
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Poet­ry
Sweet Mal­i­da: Mem­o­ries of a Bene Israel Woman
Zil­ka Joseph
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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 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
Fiction

Noble

Scott Nadel­son
January 29, 2024
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73rd Nation­al Jew­ish Book Award Winners

JBC Staff
January 24, 2024
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Non­fic­tion
Sub­cul­ture Vul­ture: A Mem­oir in Six Scenes
Moshe Kash­er
Essay

Char­lotte Salomon’s Indeli­ble Legacy

Susan Wider
January 1, 2024
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Fic­tion
Hotel Cuba
Aaron Ham­burg­er
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Ten Beau­ti­ful Book Cov­ers of 2023

Bec­ca Kantor
December 25, 2023
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Ten Most-Read Reviews of 2023

Simona Zaret­sky
December 18, 2023
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Ten Most-Read PB Dai­ly Sto­ries of 2023

Simona Zaret­sky
December 18, 2023
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The Let­ter A

Alexan­dra Tyng
December 6, 2023
Essay

My Song and Dance Grandparents

Alisha Fer­nan­dez Miranda
December 4, 2023
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