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    Cov­er Reveal — ​“A Flame Burns On: Light­ing the Yahrzeit Candle”

    JBC Staff
    November 5, 2025
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    The Wound­ed Line: A Guide to Writ­ing Poems of Trauma
    Jehanne Dubrow
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    I Love You, Char­lie Tanner
    Lynne Golod­ner
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    Richard Michelson; Joe Cepeda, illus.
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    A Field Guide to Bro­ken Promises
    Leah Stech­er
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    “Between Leg­end and Truth”: A Con­ver­sa­tion with Lihi Lapid

    Simona Zaret­sky
    October 20, 2025
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    Dani­la Botha
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    Jake Cohen
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    Diane Got­tlieb
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    Alli­son Epstein
    September 15, 2025
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    Sam Suss­man
    September 15, 2025
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    Banned Books, Crop Tops, and Oth­er Bad Influences
    Brig­it Young
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    Reclaim­ing Jew­ish Iden­ti­ty and Cul­ture: A Con­ver­sa­tion with Sarah Hurwitz

    Marc Katz
    September 9, 2025
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