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    Redemp­tion: The Life of Hen­ry Roth
    Steven G. Kellman
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    Abra­ham: The First His­tor­i­cal Biography
    David Rosen­berg
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    Franz Kaf­ka
    Sander L. Gilman
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    The Life of David
    Robert Pin­sky
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    Jew­ish Sports Legends
    Joseph Siegman
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    Aimée & Jaguar: A Love Sto­ry, Berlin 1943
    Erica Fischer
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    The May­or of Cas­tro Street: The Life and Times of Har­vey Milk
    Randy Shilts
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    Simon Wiesen­thal: The Life and Legends
    Tom Segev
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    This is a Soul: The Mis­sion of Rick Hodes
    Mar­i­lyn Berger
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    The Life of Irene Nemirovsky: 1903 – 1942
    Oliver Philipponnat and Patrick Lienhardt; Euan Cameron, trans.
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    After Etan: The Miss­ing Child Case That Held Amer­i­ca Captive
    Lisa R. Cohen
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    Betray­al: The Life and Lies of Bernie Madoff
    Andrew Kirtzman
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    Yehu­da Halevi
    Hillel Halkin
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    Leon Uris: Life of a Best Seller
    Ira B. Nadel
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    Felice Cohen
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