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Two Roads Home: Hitler, Stal­in, and the Mirac­u­lous Sur­vival of My Family
Daniel Finkel­stein
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Kiss the Red Stairs: The Holo­caust, Once Removed
Mar­sha Lederman
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Sum­mons to Berlin: Nazi Theft and A Daugh­ter’s Quest for Justice
Joanne Intra­tor
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Teach­ers: The Ones I Can’t Forget
Mar­tin Fletcher
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Excerpt: We Are On Our Own

Miri­am Katin
July 17, 2023
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Amer­i­can Born: An Immi­grant’s Sto­ry, a Daugh­ter’s Memoir
Rachel M. Brownstein
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The Last Secret of the Secret Annex: The Untold Sto­ry of Anne Frank, Her Silent Pro­tec­tor, and a Fam­i­ly Betrayal
Joop van Wijk-Voskuijl
Jeroen De Bruyn
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Pray­ing with Jane Eyre: Reflec­tions on Read­ing as a Sacred Practice
Vanessa Zoltan
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The Diaries of Franz Kafka
Franz Kafka; Ross Benjamin, trans.
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The In-Betweens: A Lyri­cal Memoir
Davon Loeb
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Still Pic­tures: On Pho­tog­ra­phy and Memory
Janet Mal­colm
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Excerpt — Hon­ey Cake & Latkes: Recipes from the Old World by the Auschwitz-Birke­­nau Survivors

Maria Zalews­ka, Auschwitz-Birke­nau Memo­r­i­al Foundation 
April 3, 2023
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Invis­i­ble Legacies

Yael Schon­brun
March 27, 2023
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Hap­pi­ly: A Per­son­al His­to­ry-with Fairy Tales
Sab­ri­na Orah Mark
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The Best Strangers in the World: Sto­ries from a Life Spent Listening
Ari Shapiro
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Sto­ries That Don’t End

Jane Sag­i­naw
March 6, 2023
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