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    Contemporary Jewish Life

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    Fic­tion­al­iz­ing the Low­er East Side: Assim­i­la­tion and Oppor­tu­ni­ty in the Jew­ish Immi­grant Experience

    Daisy Alpert Florin
    February 13, 2023
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    Poland Itin­er­ary, Class 3B

    Lee­or Ohayon
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    Fic­tion
    My Last Inno­cent Year
    Daisy Alpert Florin
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    De-Inte­grate!: A Jew­ish Sur­vival Guide for the 21st Century
    Max Czollek; Jon Cho-Polizzi, trans.
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    The No-State Solu­tion: A Jew­ish Manifesto
    Daniel Boyarin
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    How I Learned to Embrace my Black and Jew­ish Heritage

    Davon Loeb
    January 24, 2023
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    Invit­ed to Life: Find­ing Hope after the Holocaust
    B. A. Van Sise
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    Chil­dren’s
    Where You’ve Got to Be
    Car­o­line Gertler
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    Chil­dren’s
    Nuri and the Whale
    Ronit Chacham; Moran Yogev, illus.
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    The Dif­fer­ences Between Us

    Arman­do Lucas Correa
    January 9, 2023
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    The Secret of Love: A Glimpse into the Mys­ti­cal Wis­dom of Rav Kook
    Aryeh Ben David
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