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Cover of The Christmas Mitzvah

The Christmas Mitzvah

Jeff Gottesfeld

Cover of The Nazi's Granddaughter: How I Discovered My Grandfather Was a War Criminal

The Nazi’s Granddaughter: How I Discovered My Grandfather Was a War Criminal

Cover of Into the Forest: A Holocaust Story of Survival, Triumph, and Love

Into the Forest: A Holocaust Story of Survival, Triumph, and Love

Rebecca Frankel

Essay

On Translating Irène Némirovsky

Sandra Smith

November 29, 2021

Essay

How Polly Adler, the Jewish Jezebel of the Jazz Age, Became a Topsy-Turvy American Success Story

Debby Applegate

November 22, 2021

Cover of Miss Dior: A Story of Courage and Couture

Miss Dior: A Story of Courage and Couture

Justine Picardie

Cover of Man Ray: The Artist and His Shadows

Man Ray: The Artist and His Shadows

Cover of Hannah G. Solomon Dared to Make a Difference

Hannah G. Solomon Dared to Make a Difference

Bonnie Lindauer

Cover of Leonard Cohen: The Mystical Roots of Genius

Leonard Cohen: The Mystical Roots of Genius

Cover of Abraham Joshua Heschel: A Life of Radical Amazement

Abraham Joshua Heschel: A Life of Radical Amazement

Julian E. Zelizer

Cover of Speak, Silence: In Search of W. G. Sebald

Speak, Silence: In Search of W. G. Sebald

Cover of Bartali's Bicycle: The True Story of Gino Bartali, Italy's Secret Hero

Bartali’s Bicycle: The True Story of Gino Bartali, Italy’s Secret Hero

Megan Hoyt, Iacopo Bruno (Illustrator)

Cover of A Rebel in Auschwitz: The True Story of the Resistance Hero who Fought the Nazis from Inside the Camp

A Rebel in Auschwitz: The True Story of the Resistance Hero who Fought the Nazis from Inside the Camp

Jack Fairweather

Cover of A Doorway to Heroism: A decorated German-Jewish soldier who became an American hero

A Doorway to Heroism: A decorated German-Jewish soldier who became an American hero

W. Jack Romberg

Cover of Getting Wiser: 101 Essential Life Lessons and Inspiring Stories

Getting Wiser: 101 Essential Life Lessons and Inspiring Stories

Michael S. Lewis

Cover of Overture of Hope: Two Sisters' Daring Plan that Saved Opera's Jewish Stars from the Third Reich

Overture of Hope: Two Sisters’ Daring Plan that Saved Opera’s Jewish Stars from the Third Reich