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History

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Chil­dren’s
The Choco­late King
Michael Leventhal, Laura Catalan (Illustrator)
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Chil­dren’s
The Rab­bi and the Painter
Shoshona Weiss, Jennifer Kirkham (Illustrator)
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Shad­ows of War / צללים של מלחמה 

Dina Green­berg
January 10, 2022
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The Baron: Mau­rice de Hirsch and the Jew­ish Nine­teenth Century
Matthias B. Lehmann
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An Uncho­sen Peo­ple: Jew­ish Polit­i­cal Reck­on­ing in Inter­war Poland
Ken­neth B. Moss
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Belong­ing and Betray­al: How Jews Made the Art World Modern
Charles Dell­heim
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The Jew­ish World of Alexan­der Hamilton
Andrew Por­wanch­er
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The New York­ers: 31 Remark­able Peo­ple, 400 Years, and the Untold Biog­ra­phy of the World’s Great­est City
Sam Roberts
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Filled with Fire and Light: Por­traits and Leg­ends from the Bible, Tal­mud, and Hasidic World 
Elie Wiesel, Alan Rosen (Editor)
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A Fortress in Brook­lyn: Race, Real Estate, and the Mak­ing of Hasidic Williamsburg
Nathaniel Deutsch, Michael Casper
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The Naz­i’s Grand­daugh­ter: How I Dis­cov­ered My Grand­fa­ther Was a War Criminal
Sil­via Foti
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Chil­dren’s
The Fab­u­lous Tale of Fish & Chips
Helaine Becker, Omer Hoffmann (Illustrator)
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Into the For­est: A Holo­caust Sto­ry of Sur­vival, Tri­umph, and Love
Rebec­ca Frankel
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Red Sea Spies: The True Sto­ry of Mossad’s Fake Div­ing Resort
Raf­fi Berg
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RBG’s Brave & Bril­liant Women: 33 Jew­ish Women to Inspire Everyone
Nadine Epstein
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When I Grow Up: The Lost Auto­bi­ogra­phies of Six Yid­dish Teenagers
Ken Krim­stein
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