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    An Emp­ty Men­tal Space

    Ear­li­er this week, Dr. Eri­ca Brown asked, ​“What are the Three Weeks, any­way?”, and wrote about learn­ing to mourn. Her new book, In the Nar­row Places,…
    Eri­ca Brown
    July 22, 2011
    Essay

    Right­ing Wrongs

    Ealier this week, Austin Rat­ner wrote about Hil­lel sand­wich­es and pat­ri­cide, pho­tog­ra­phy, and Audrey Hep­burn. His first book, The Jump Artist,…
    Austin Rat­ner
    April 15, 2011
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    Pat­ri­cide, Pho­tog­ra­phy, and Audrey Hepburn

    On Mon­day, Austin Rat­ner wrote about Hil­lel sand­wich­es. His first book, The Jump Artist, is the win­ner of the 2011 Sami Rohr Prize for Jew­ish Lit­er­a­ture.…
    Austin Rat­ner
    April 13, 2011
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    September 4, 2009
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    November 6, 2008
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    Shared Dreams: Mar­tin Luther King, Jr. & the Jew­ish Community 
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