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    The Golem of Brook­lyn: A Novel
    Adam Mans­bach
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    Fic­tion
    Real Life & Oth­er Fictions
    Susan Coll
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    Clown Shoes
    Robert Markowitz
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    Say­ing Inshal­lah With Chutz­pah: A Gefilte Fish Out Of Water Story
    Jes­si­ca Nao­mi Keith
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    The Coun­cil of Wise Women
    Izzy Abrahm­son
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    Good Work, Grit & Grat­i­tude: The Bit­ter­sweet Lessons of the Lemon­ade Generation
    Adri­an Dubow
    Lau­ra Koffsky
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    Think Out­side the Lox: A Fresh Per­spec­tive on Jew­ish Teach­ings and Traditions
    Boruch Cohen
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    Bird Brain
    Joanne Levy
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    Chil­dren’s
    Schlemiel Comes to America
    Jane Yolen; Óscar Perez, illus.
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    Kiss­ing Kosher
    Jean Meltzer
    Cover of Funny, You Don't Look Funny: Judaism and Humor from the Silent Generation to Millennials
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    Fun­ny, You Don’t Look Fun­ny: Judaism and Humor from the Silent Gen­er­a­tion to Millennials
    Jen­nifer Caplan
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    Mel Brooks: Dis­obe­di­ent Jew
    Jere­my Dauber
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    Chunky Goes to Camp
    Yehu­di Mercado
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    Chil­dren’s
    A Syn­a­gogue Just Like Home
    Alice Blumenthal McGinty; Laurel Molk, illus.
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    Dear Selec­tion Committee
    Melis­sa Studdard
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    Book­ish People
    Susan Coll
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