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    Black & White: The Rise and Fall of Bob­by Fischer 

    Julian Voloj, Wag­n­er Willian
    April 4, 2023
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    Bruno Schulz: An Artist, a Mur­der, and the Hijack­ing of History
    Ben­jamin Balint
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    Arthur Szyk: Artist and Activist

    Alli­son Claire Chang
    April 3, 2023
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    Rose Spoke Out: The Sto­ry of Rose Schneiderman
    Emma Carlson Berne; Giovanni Abeille, illus.
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    A Haunt­ed Judge Keeps His Promise

    Mar­tin J. Siegel
    March 13, 2023
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    Mai­monides: Faith in Reason
    Alber­to Manguel
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    Judg­ment and Mer­cy: The Tur­bu­lent Life and Times of the Judge Who Con­demned the Rosenbergs 
    Mar­tin J. Siegel
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    A Place to Belong: Deb­bie Fried­man Sings Her Way Home
    Deborah Lakritz; Julie Castano, illus. 
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    A Per­fect Fit: How Lena ​“Lane” Bryant Changed the Shape of Fashion
    Mara Rockliff; Juana Martinez-Neal, illus.
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    Find­ing Anna Rosenberg

    Christo­pher C. Gorham
    February 27, 2023
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    Here We Are All Jews: 175 Russ­ian — Jew­ish Journeys
    Jonathan Porath
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    Mel Brooks: Dis­obe­di­ent Jew
    Jere­my Dauber
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    In the Gar­den of the Right­eous: The Heroes Who Risked Their Lives to Save Jews Dur­ing the Holocaust
    Richard Hurowitz
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    Zel­da Pop­kin: The Life and Times of an Amer­i­can Jew­ish Woman Writer
    Jere­my D. Popkin
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    Sav­ing Freud: The Res­cuers Who Brought Him to Freedom
    Andrew Nagors­ki
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    A Banker’s Jour­ney: How Edmond J. Safra Built a Glob­al Finan­cial Empire
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