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Cover of Two Pieces of Chocolate

Two Pieces of Chocolate

Cover of The Art of Diplomacy: How American Negotiators Reached Historic Agreements That Changed the World

The Art of Diplomacy: How American Negotiators Reached Historic Agreements That Changed the World

Stuart E. Eizenstat

Cover of The Fight of Their Lives: A 21st Century Primer on World War II

The Fight of Their Lives: A 21st Century Primer on World War II

Cover of When Women Ran Fifth Avenue: Glamour and Power at the Dawn of American Fashion

When Women Ran Fifth Avenue: Glamour and Power at the Dawn of American Fashion

Cover of Iconic Jewish Women: Fifty-Nine Inspiring, Courageous, Revolutionary Role Models for Young Girls

Iconic Jewish Women: Fifty-Nine Inspiring, Courageous, Revolutionary Role Models for Young Girls

Cover of You'll Do: A History of Marrying for Reasons Other Than Love

You’ll Do: A History of Marrying for Reasons Other Than Love

Cover of Doña Gracia Saved Worlds

Doña Gracia Saved Worlds

Essay

The Twentieth-Century Jewish State You’ve Never Heard Of

Alina Adams

August 28, 2023

Cover of The Watchmaker's Daughter

The Watchmaker’s Daughter

Cover of The Ascent: A House Can Have Many Secrets

The Ascent: A House Can Have Many Secrets

Stefan Hertmans; David McKay, trans.

Cover of Portico: Cooking and Feasting in Rome's Jewish Kitchen

Portico: Cooking and Feasting in Rome’s Jewish Kitchen

Excerpt

Excerpt— Portico: Cooking and Feasting in Rome’s Jewish Kitchen

Leah Koenig

August 28, 2023

Essay

Golem of the Lower East Side

Jerome Charyn

August 21, 2023

Essay

Homesteading Jews

Susan Lynn Meyer

August 14, 2023

Cover of Jewish Sunday Schools: Teaching Religion in Nineteenth-Century America

Jewish Sunday Schools: Teaching Religion in Nineteenth-Century America

Cover of The Postcard

Anne Berest; Tina Kover, trans.