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Not So(w) Kosher? Nine Jew­ish Facts About the Pig

Jor­dan D. Rosenblum
October 7, 2024
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Fic­tion
Babi Yar
Ana­toly Kuznetsov
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Non­fic­tion
For­bid­den: A 3,000-Year His­to­ry of Jews and the Pig
Jor­dan D. Rosenblum
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Poet­ry
Doc­u­men­tary Poetry
Heimrad Bäcker; Patrick Greaney, trans.
Essay

My Grandfather’s Secret: Jew­ish Inside the Man­hat­tan Project

Rachel Rob­bins
September 30, 2024
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Our Nazi: An Amer­i­can Suburb’s Encounter with Evil
Michael Sof­fer
Recommended Reading

Jew­ish Life in Patagonia

Jes­si­ca Ruetter
September 23, 2024
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Non­fic­tion
10/7: 100 Human Stories
Lee Yaron
Interview

From Gen­er­a­tion to Gen­er­a­tion, On a Char­i­ot of Fire: A Con­ver­sa­tion Between Siona Ben­jamin and Eri­ca Lyons

Isado­ra Kianovsky 
September 2, 2024
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Dis­place­ment- Zweig, Roth and Ben­jamin: Three emi­nent writ­ers hunt­ed to death by fascism
Richard Harp­er
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Fic­tion
Sha­la­ma: My 96 Sea­sons in China
Jean Hoff­mann Lewanda
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Non­fic­tion
99% Per­spi­ra­tion: A New Work­ing His­to­ry of the Amer­i­can Way of Life
Adam Chan­dler
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When Ein­stein Met Kaf­ka: Jew­ish Con­tri­bu­tions to the Mod­ern World
Diego Moldes; Steven Capsuto, trans
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New York City Love Tri­an­gle, 1931: A Tale of Three Families
Gabe Oppen­heim
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Non­fic­tion
The Holy Land at War: A Jour­ney Through Israel, the West Bank and Gaza
Mark Patinkin
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Fam­i­ly of Spies: A World War II Sto­ry of Nazi Espi­onage, Betray­al, and the Secret His­to­ry Behind Pearl Harbor
Chris­tine Kuehn
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