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    Abel Kivi­at, Nation­al Cham­pi­on: Twen­ti­eth-Cen­tu­ry Track and Field and the Melt­ing Pot
    Alan S. Katchen
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    Joshua Rubenstein
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    Adam Kirsch
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    Walter Isaacson
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    Howard Pollack
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    Sophie Scholl and the White Rose
    Annette Dumbach and Jud Newborn
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    Ben­jamin Disraeli
    Adam Kirsch
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    Marc Cha­gall
    Jonathan Wilson
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    Res­ur­rect­ing Hebrew
    Ilan Sta­vans
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    Hear Her Voice!: Twelve Jew­ish Women Who Changed the World
    Miriam P. Feinberg and Miriam Klein Shapiro
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    Bar­ney Ross
    Douglas Century
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    Anne Frank: The Young Writer Who Told the World Her Story
    Ann Kramer
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