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Cover of Attenton: A Love Story

Attenton: A Love Story

Cover of Why Can’t Mother Vote?: Joseph Hanover and the Unfinished Business of Democracy

Why Can’t Mother Vote?: Joseph Hanover and the Unfinished Business of Democracy

Cover of No Past Tense: Love and Survival in the Shadow of the Holocaust

No Past Tense: Love and Survival in the Shadow of the Holocaust

Cover of Jacob and Joseph, Judaism's Architects: Birth of the Ego Ideal

Jacob and Joseph, Judaism’s Architects: Birth of the Ego Ideal

Nathan Moses Szajnberg

Cover of Tough Luck: Sid Luckman, Murder, Inc., and the Rise of the Modern NFL

Tough Luck: Sid Luckman, Murder, Inc., and the Rise of the Modern NFL

Cover of Francesco Tirelli’s Ice Cream Shop

Francesco Tirelli’s Ice Cream Shop

Tamar Meir (author), Yael Albert (illus.), Noga Applebaum (trans.)

Cover of Sontag: Her Life and Work

Sontag: Her Life and Work

Cover of The Brave Cyclist: The True Story of a Holocaust Hero

The Brave Cyclist: The True Story of a Holocaust Hero

Amalia Hoffman; Chiara Fedele, illus.

Cover of A Well-Read Woman: The Life, Loves and Legacy of Ruth Rappaport

A Well-Read Woman: The Life, Loves and Legacy of Ruth Rappaport

Cover of Defying the Nazis: The Life of German Officer Wilm Hosenfeld, Young Readers Edition

Defying the Nazis: The Life of German Officer Wilm Hosenfeld, Young Readers Edition

Interview

Rediscovering Bette Howland: Brigid Hughes and Jacob Howland in Conversation

Brigid Hughes, Jacob Howland

July 1, 2019

Cover of The Notorious Ben Hecht: Iconoclastic Writer and Militant Zionist

The Notorious Ben Hecht: Iconoclastic Writer and Militant Zionist

Cover of Hollywood's Eve

Hollywood’s Eve

Essay

Marilyn Sachs, Forgotten Pioneer in Children’s Literature

At a time when children’s literature was filled with picture-perfect families, Marilyn Sachs painted a darker, richer reality.

Emily Schneider

June 3, 2019

Cover of Alfred Stieglitz: Taking Pictures, Making Painters

Alfred Stieglitz: Taking Pictures, Making Painters

Cover of Hedy and Her Amazing Invention

Hedy and Her Amazing Invention

Morgana Wallace, illus.