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    Trans­mis­sion of Memory

    Ear­li­er this week, Yehu­da Kurtzer wrote about a recent Com­men­tary arti­cle by Jack Wertheimer. He will be blog­ging here all week for Jew­ish Book Coun­cil and…
    Yehu­da Kurtzer
    June 6, 2012
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    Every Moth­er is a Daugh­ter: The Nev­erend­ing Quest for Suc­cess, Inner Peace, and a Real­ly Clean Kitchen
    Perri Klass, Sheila Solomon Klass
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    Life, Death and Bialys: A Father/​Son Bak­ing Story
    Dylan Schaffer
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    Elaine Mel­lon
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    Odd­ly Nor­mal: One Fam­i­ly’s Strug­gle to Help Their Teenage Son Come to Terms with His Sexuality
    John Schwartz
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    The Case for Chil­dren: Why Par­ent­ing Makes Your World Better
    Sim­cha Weinstein
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    The Bar Mitz­vah and The Beast: One Fam­i­ly’s Cross-Coun­try Ride of Pas­sage by Bike
    Matt Biers-Ariel
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    Jew­ish Moth­ers: Strength, Wis­dom, Compassion
    Lloyd Wolf and Paula Wolfson; Anne Roiphe, fwd.
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    The End of Men: And the Rise of Women
    Hanna Rosin
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    Talk to Me First: Every­thing You Need to Know to Become Your Kid’s ​“Go-To” Per­son about Sex
    Deb­o­rah Roffman
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    Teach Your Chil­dren Well: Par­ent­ing for Authen­tic Success
    Made­line Levine
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    Beyond the Sling: A Real-Life Guide to Rais­ing Con­fi­dent, Lov­ing Chil­dren the Attach­ment Par­ent­ing Way
    Mayim Bialik; Jay Gordon, intro.
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    Lov­ing Every Child: Wis­dom for Parents
    Janusz Korczak; Sandra Joseph, ed.; Ari Goldman, fwd.
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    The Mod­ern Jew­ish Mom’s Guide to Shabbat
    Meredith L. Jacobs
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    Can I Have a Cell Phone For Hanukkah?
    Sharon Duke Estroff
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    The Jew­ish Val­ues Find­er: A Guide to Val­ues in Jew­ish Chil­dren’s Literature
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