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    Ter­ry LaBan
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    Laugh­ter: The Jew­ish Peo­ple’s Sur­vival Tool

    Rob Kut­ner
    March 10, 2025
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    Andy Cor­ren
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    A Drag­on for Hanukkah
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    The Old Jew­ish Men’s Guide to Eat­ing, Sleep­ing, and Futz­ing Around
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    Death Strikes: The Emper­or of Atlantis
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    Lublin
    Manya Wilkin­son
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    First Lady of Laughs: The For­got­ten Sto­ry of Jean Car­roll, Amer­i­ca’s First Jew­ish Woman Stand-Up Comedian 
    Grace Kessler Overbeke
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    Joyce Wadler
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    Pass The Trau­ma, Please: My father’s Not-So-Depress­ing Holo­caust Mem­oir About Love, Loss, Laugh­ter, and Legacy
    Todd Dia­mond
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