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Cover of The Jew Who Would Be King: A True Story of Shipwreck, Survival, and Scandal in Victorian Africa

The Jew Who Would Be King: A True Story of Shipwreck, Survival, and Scandal in Victorian Africa

Essay

Uncovering History: Writing “The Jew Who Would Be King”

Adam Rovner

April 14, 2025

Cover of Professor Schiff's Guilt

Professor Schiff’s Guilt

Agur Schiff; Jessica Cohen, trans.

Cover of The Very Best Sukkah: A Story from Uganda

The Very Best Sukkah: A Story from Uganda

Cover of Shalom Uganda: A Jewish Community On the Equator

Shalom Uganda: A Jewish Community On the Equator

Cover of Hip Set

Cover of The Limits of the World

The Limits of the World

Excerpt

Excerpt: The Limits of the World

Jennifer Acker

July 8, 2019

Cover of Sephardic Women's Voices: Out of North Africa

Sephardic Women’s Voices: Out of North Africa

Nina B. Lichtenstein

Essay

Tasting My Russian Grandmother’s Food in Tangiers

Mary Morris

May 6, 2018

Interview

Nathan Devir on Emerging Jewish Communities

Adam Rovner

April 19, 2018

Excerpt

Excerpt: The Last Watchman of Old Cairo

Michael David Lukas

March 1, 2018

Cover of The Last Watchman of Old Cairo

The Last Watchman of Old Cairo

Michael David Lukas

Cover of The Merchants of Oran: A Jewish Port at the Dawn of Empire

The Merchants of Oran: A Jewish Port at the Dawn of Empire

Joshua Schreier

Cover of Coming of Age in Medieval Egypt: Female Adolescence, Jewish Law, and Ordinary Culture

Coming of Age in Medieval Egypt: Female Adolescence, Jewish Law, and Ordinary Culture

Cover of Across Legal Lines: Jews and Muslims in Modern Morocco

Across Legal Lines: Jews and Muslims in Modern Morocco

Jessica M. Marglin