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    Mur­der in Manchuria: The True Sto­ry of a Jew­ish Vir­tu­oso, Russ­ian Fas­cists, a French Diplo­mat, and a Japan­ese Spy in Occu­pied China
    Scott D. Seligman
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    Forged in Amer­i­ca: How Irish-Jew­ish Encoun­ters Shaped a Nation
    Hasia R. Diner
    Miri­am Nyhan Grey
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    The Giant, the Sling­shot, and the Future King
    Tammar Stein; Dodo Maeder, illus.
    Essay

    Revis­it­ing Amer­i­can Yid­dish Journalism

    Ayelet Brinn
    November 13, 2023
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    A Rev­o­lu­tion in Type: Gen­der and the Mak­ing of the Amer­i­can Yid­dish Press
    Ayelet Brinn
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    The Guardian of Mem­o­ry: Aldo Izzo and the Ancient Jew­ish Ceme­tery of Venice
    Marjorie Agosín; Alison Ridley, trans; Samuel Shats, photography
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    Star Crossed: A True WWII Romeo and Juli­et Love Sto­ry in Hitler’s Paris
    Heather Dune Macadam
    Simon Wor­rall
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    Kugels & Col­lards: Sto­ries of Food, Fam­i­ly, and Tra­di­tion in Jew­ish South Carolina
    Rachel Gordin Barnett
    Lyssa Klig­man Harvey
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    The Box with the Sun­flower Clasp
    Rachel Meller
    Essay

    Women and the South Car­oli­na Jew­ish Table

    Rachel Gordin Barnett, Lyssa Klig­man Harvey
    September 18, 2023
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    Les­bian Love Sto­ry: A Mem­oir In Archives
    Amelia Pos­san­za
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    “Some­times, All It Takes Is Claim­ing that Iden­ti­ty”: A Con­ver­sa­tion with Amelia Possanza 

    Julie R. Enszer 
    September 18, 2023
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    Excerpt — Two Roads Home: Hitler, Stal­in, and the Mirac­u­lous Sur­vival of My Family

    Daniel Finkel­stein
    September 18, 2023
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    The Beau­ty of the Hebrew Let­ter: From Sacred Scrolls to Graffiti
    Izzy Plud­win­s­ki
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    Kiki Man Ray: Art, Love, and Rival­ry in 1920s Paris
    Mark Braude
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    This Ter­ri­ble True Thing: A Visu­al Novel
    Jen­ny Laden
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