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Items with the tag:

death & mourning

Essay

Elie Wiesel: Torch­bear­er for Holo­caust Survivors

Joseph Berg­er
May 28, 2023
Interview

Secre­cy, Silence, and Sto­ry­telling: A Con­ver­sa­tion with Dani Shapiro

Simona Zaret­sky
May 15, 2023
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Fic­tion
A Small Sac­ri­fice for an Enor­mous Hap­pi­ness: Stories
Jai Chakrabar­ti
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Poet­ry
Between Par­adise & Earth: Eve Poems
Nomi Stone and Luke Hankins, eds.
Poetry—From the Journal

The Immi­nent Decline of Every­thing We’ve Under­stood to Be What Gov­erns Our Priv­i­leged Dai­ly Lives

Daniel Kha­lastchi
March 15, 2023
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Fic­tion
Take What You Need
Idra Novey
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Fic­tion
Once We Were Home
Jen­nifer Rosner
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Non­fic­tion
The Num­ber on Your Fore­arm is Blue Like Your Eyes
Eva Umlauf with Stefanie Oswalt; Shelley Frisch, trans.
Essay

The Blue Book: Rean­i­mat­ing Jew­ish New Orleans Through Fiction

Kit­ty Zeldis
February 20, 2023
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Fic­tion
My Last Inno­cent Year
Daisy Alpert Florin
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Unearthing: A Sto­ry of Tan­gled Love and Fam­i­ly Secrets
Kyo Maclear
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Fic­tion
Ladies’ Lunch: And Oth­er Stories
Lore Segal
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Fic­tion
The Light of Sev­en Days
Riv­er Adams
Poetry

Kad­dish

Maia Zelkha
December 5, 2022
Excerpt

Excerpt: A Pros and Cons List for Strong Feelings

Will Betke-Brunswick
November 14, 2022
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Greet­ings From Asbury Park
Daniel H. Turtel
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