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Mai­monides: Faith in Reason
Alber­to Manguel
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A Haunt­ed Judge Keeps His Promise

Mar­tin J. Siegel
March 13, 2023
Recommended Reading

Nine Jew­ish Writ­ers Share Their Must-Read Books for Wom­en’s His­to­ry Month

JBC Staff
March 13, 2023
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The Ori­gins of Judaism: An Archae­o­log­i­cal-His­tor­i­cal Reappraisal
Yonatan Adler
Essay

Find­ing Anna Rosenberg

Christo­pher C. Gorham
February 27, 2023
Interview—From the Journal

‘Ves­sels for Per­son­al His­to­ry’: A Con­ver­sa­tion with Michael W. Twit­ty, Shaunna J. Edwards, and Alyson Richman

Lau­ra Arnold Leibman
February 24, 2023
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Israel’s Moment: Inter­na­tion­al Sup­port for and Oppo­si­tion to Estab­lish­ing the Jew­ish State, 1945 – 1949
Jef­frey Herf
Essay

‘Who Mur­dered Arloso­roff?’: Exam­in­ing an Unsolved 1933 Killing in Palestine

Jonathan Wil­son
February 13, 2023
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The Amer­i­can Way: A True Sto­ry of Nazi Escape, Super­man, and Mar­i­lyn Monroe
Helene Stap­in­s­ki
Bon­nie Siegler
Essay

The Gasp and the Ques­tions: The Inspi­ra­tion for ​‘Code Name Sapphire’

Pam Jenoff
February 6, 2023
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De-Inte­grate!: A Jew­ish Sur­vival Guide for the 21st Century
Max Czollek; Jon Cho-Polizzi, trans.
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Nakam: The Holo­caust Sur­vivors Who Sought Full-Scale Revenge
Dina Porat
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The Nakam Affair: Seek­ing Revenge for the Holocaust

Dina Porat
January 23, 2023
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The Island of Extra­or­di­nary Cap­tives: A Painter, a Poet, an Heiress, and a Spy in a World War II British Intern­ment Camp
Simon Park­er
Essay

Love Sto­ries from Ger­man Archives

Chris­t­ian Bailey
January 16, 2023
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The Pope at War: The Secret His­to­ry of Pius XII, Mus­soli­ni, and Hitler 
David I. Kertzer
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