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Autobiography & Memoir

Cover of Saying Inshallah With Chutzpah: A Gefilte Fish Out Of Water Story
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Say­ing Inshal­lah With Chutz­pah: A Gefilte Fish Out Of Water Story
Jes­si­ca Nao­mi Keith
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Find­ing Mes­si: The Mir­a­cle Cat From Kyiv
Trevor Ost­feld
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Liv­ing with Autism Undiagnosed
R. Horowitz
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Breath Tak­ing: A Mem­oir of Fam­i­ly, Genes, and Bro­ken Dreams
Jes­si­ca Fein
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Vision: A Mem­oir of Blind­ness and Justice
David S. Tatel
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If You See Them: Young, Unhoused, and Alone in America
Vic­ki Sokolik
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From the West to the East: A Mem­oir of a Lib­er­al Amer­i­can Rabbi
John L. Rosove
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Love Let­ter From Pig: My Broth­er’s Sto­ry of Free­dom Summer
Julie Kabat
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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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