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Contemporary Jewish Life

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Dri­ving to Tre­blin­ka: A Long Search for a Lost Father
Diana Wich­tel
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Fic­tion
The Orchard
David Hopen
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Can Robots Be Jew­ish?: Inspi­ra­tional Rab­bis Answer Press­ing Ques­tions of Mod­ern Life
Amy E. Schwartz
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The Mem­o­ry Eaters
Eliz­a­beth Kadetsky
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Fic­tion
An Unortho­dox Match
Nao­mi Ragen
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Chil­dren’s
Hil­lel Takes a Bath
Vicki L. Weber, John Joven (illus.) 
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Fic­tion
You Asked for Perfect
Lau­ra Silverman
Cover of Hate: The Rising Tide of Anti-Semitism in France (and What It Means for Us)
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Hate: The Ris­ing Tide of Anti-Semi­tism in France (and What It Means for Us)
Marc Weitz­mann
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Chil­dren’s
Bro­ken Strings
Eric Walters and Kathy Kacer
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Fic­tion
Fleish­man is in Trouble
Taffy Brodess­er-Akn­er
Essay

Part I: Miss­ing Elie Wiesel’s Voice

Nadine Epstein
July 1, 2019
Essay

Part II: The Lega­cy Continues

Nadine Epstein
July 1, 2019
Essay

Part III: Elie and Der Moment

Nadine Epstein
July 1, 2019
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Fic­tion
The Altru­ists
Andrew Rid­ker
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“Moments Like That”: A Con­ver­sa­tion with Author and Illus­tra­tor Jane Bre­skin Zalben

Emi­ly Schneider
June 24, 2019
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Chil­dren’s
The Rab­bi Slurps Spaghetti 
Leslie Kimmelman; Sharon Davey, illus.
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