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    Essay

    On Jew­ish Com­e­dy and Amer­i­can Jew­ish Success

    Jere­my Dauber
    November 3, 2017
    Essay

    Can You Change Your Fate if You Change Your Hat?

    Jere­my Dauber
    November 1, 2017
    Essay

    Jew­ish Com­e­dy as a Means of Survival

    Jere­my Dauber
    October 30, 2017
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    For This We Left Egypt?: A Passover Hag­gadah for Jews and Those Who Love Them
    Alan Zweibel, Dave Barry, and Adam Mansbach
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    Wher­ev­er You Go, There They Are
    Annabelle Gur­witch
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    Dias­po­ra Boy: Comics on Cri­sis in Amer­i­ca and Israel
    Eli Val­ley
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    Start­up
    Doree Shafrir
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    Dic­tio­nary of Jewish
    David Kil­imnick
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    I Feel Bad
    Orli Aus­lan­der
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    Hot Pants in Hollywood
    Susan Sil­ver
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    I Hate Every­one But You
    Alli­son Raskin
    Gaby Dunn
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    My Adven­tures with God
    Stephen Tobolowksy
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    Jew­ish Com­e­dy: A Seri­ous History
    Jeremy Dauber Finalist for the 2018 Natan Book Award
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    Courage to Sparkle
    Lois Barth
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    Man of the Year
    Lou Cove
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    Black Boy­chik
    Sarge
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