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    The New Queen of Sheba
    Rab­bi Bar­ry L. Schwartz
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    The Mem­o­ry Monster
    Yishai Sarid
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    Han­nah Arendt and Lucy Daw­id­ow­icz: Zion­ism & Israel in the Minds of Two Great Intellectuals

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    Cover of The Wondering Jew: Israel and the Search for Jewish Identity
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    The Won­der­ing Jew: Israel and the Search for Jew­ish Identity
    Micah Goodman, Eylon Levy (trans.)
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    Itzhak: A Boy Who Loved the Violin
    Tracy Newman, Abigail Halpin (illus.)
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    Nev­er Alone
    Natan Sharansky, Gil Troy
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    Beni’s War
    Tam­mar Stein
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    Excerpt: Cor­ner People

    Esty G. Hayim, Sarah Fried­man
    October 19, 2020
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    Too Far From Home
    Naomi Shmuel, Avi Katz (illus.)
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    A Pas­sion For Israel: Adven­tures of a Sar-el Volunteer
    Mark Wern­er
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    Win­dow to Yes­ter­day: The Torchbearer
    Jeff D. Lefkowitz
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    Havi­va Ner-David
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    If Any­one Calls, Tell Them I Died: A Memoir
    Emanuel Rosen
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