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    Short Stories

    Cover of Portraits in Literature: The Jews of Poland, An Anthology
    Non­fic­tion
    Por­traits in Lit­er­a­ture: The Jews of Poland, An Anthology
    Hava Bromberg Ben-Zvi, ed. and trans.
    Cover of Suddenly, a Knock at the Door
    Fic­tion
    Sud­den­ly, a Knock at the Door
    Etgar Keret; Nathan Englander, Miriam Shlesinger, Son­dra Sil­ver­ston, trans.
    Cover of Arguing with the Storm: Stories by Yiddish Women Writers
    Fic­tion
    Argu­ing with the Storm: Sto­ries by Yid­dish Women Writers
    Rhea Tregebov, ed.; Kathryn Hellerstein, intro.
    Cover of Ask For a Convertible
    Fic­tion
    Ask For a Convertible
    Danit Brown
    Cover of The Jew of Home Depot and Other Stories
    Fic­tion
    The Jew of Home Depot and Oth­er Stories
    Max Apple
    Cover of Lives and Embers
    Fic­tion
    Lives and Embers
    Jacob G. Rosenberg
    Cover of Out of the Depths & Other Stories
    Fic­tion
    Out of the Depths & Oth­er Stories
    Yosef Haim Brenner; David Patterson and Ezra Spicehandler, trans.
    Cover of Jewish Gentle and Other Stories of Gay-Jewish Living
    Fic­tion
    Jew­ish Gen­tle and Oth­er Sto­ries of Gay-Jew­ish Living
    Daniel M. Jaffe
    Cover of In the Mouth: Stories and Novellas
    Fic­tion
    In the Mouth: Sto­ries and Novellas
    Eileen Pollack
    Cover of What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank: Stories
    Fic­tion
    What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank: Stories
    Nathan Eng­lan­der
    Cover of Where the Shouting Began
    Chil­dren’s
    Where the Shout­ing Began
    Steven Sher
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