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    Items with the tag:

    death & mourning

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    Fic­tion
    The $150,000 Rugelach
    Allison and Wayne Marks, Ariel Landy (Illustrator)
    Essay

    ‘Hide the Jew’: Hol­ly­wood, Assim­i­la­tion, and the Mankiewicz Brothers

    Nick Davis
    October 11, 2021
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    Fic­tion
    Sor­ry for Your Loss
    Joanne Levy
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    Excerpt: A Cry in Unison

    Judy Cohen
    September 13, 2021
    Poetry

    Days of Awe

    Maia Evrona
    September 13, 2021
    Cover of Powered by Grief: My Adventures as a Scientist, Artist, and Activist
    Non­fic­tion
    Pow­ered by Grief: My Adven­tures as a Sci­en­tist, Artist, and Activist
    Bar­ton Rubenstein
    Cover of What Jonah Knew
    Fic­tion
    What Jon­ah Knew
    Bar­bara Graham
    Cover of The Fun Widow's Book Tour: A Novel
    Fic­tion
    The Fun Wid­ow’s Book Tour: A Novel
    Zoe Fish­man
    Cover of A Daughter's Kaddish: My Year of Grief, Devotion, and Healing
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    A Daugh­ter’s Kad­dish: My Year of Grief, Devo­tion, and Healing
    Sarah Birn­bach
    Cover of We'll Always See the Same Moon
    Chil­dren’s
    We’ll Always See the Same Moon
    Jane Sch­er
    Cover of Finding the Words: Working Through Profound Loss with Hope and Purpose
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    Find­ing the Words: Work­ing Through Pro­found Loss with Hope and Purpose
    Col­in Campbell
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    Fic­tion
    Round­about
    Elaine Dur­bach
    Cover of A Requiem for Hania
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    A Requiem for Hania
    Greg Din­ner
    Cover of In Sickness: A Memoir
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    In Sick­ness: A Memoir
    Bar­rett Rollins
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    Salt in My Soul: An Unfin­ished Life
    Diane Shad­er Smith
    Mal­lo­ry Smith
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    After Effects: A Mem­oir of Com­pli­cat­ed Grief
    Andrea Gilats
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