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History

Essay

Why Are So Many Magi­cians Jewish?

Joshua Jay
March 21, 2022
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The Jews Should Keep Qui­et: Franklin D. Roo­sevelt, Rab­bi Stephen S. Wise, and the Holocaust
Rafael Medoff
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The Nazis Knew My Name: A Remark­able Sto­ry of Sur­vival and Courage in Auschwitz
Maya Lee, Magda Hellinger
Essay

Jews in Old Post­cards and Prints

Lars Fis­ch­er
March 14, 2022
Recommended Reading

Wom­en’s His­to­ry Month Reading

March 14, 2022
Essay

In My Bones

Zil­ka Joseph
March 11, 2022
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Titan of Tehran: From Jew­ish Ghet­to to Cor­po­rate Colos­sus to Fir­ing Squad – My Grand­fa­ther’s Life
Shahrzad Elghanayan
Essay

The Pow­er of Eighteen

Rebec­ca E. Bender
February 28, 2022
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Jew­ish Life in Medieval Spain: A New History
Jonathan Ray
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Black His­to­ry Month Reading

February 14, 2022
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Amer­i­can Shtetl: The Mak­ing of Kiryas Joel, a Hasidic Vil­lage in Upstate New York
Nomi M. Stolzenberg, David N. Myers
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Years of Glo­ry: Nel­ly Benatar and the Pur­suit of Jus­tice in Wartime North Africa
Susan Gilson Miller
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Once We Were Slaves: The Extra­or­di­nary Jour­ney of a Mul­ti-Racial Jew­ish Family
Lau­ra Arnold Leibman
From the Journal

Not Meant for Chil­dren: Felix Salten and the sto­ry of Bambi

Jack Zipes
January 17, 2022
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Chil­dren’s
Dear Mr. Dickens
Nancy Churnin, Bethany Stancliffe (Illustrator)
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The Light of Days Young Read­ers’ Edi­tion: The Untold Sto­ry of Women Resis­tance Fight­ers in Hitler’s Ghettos
Judy Batal­ion
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