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The Woman Beyond the Sea
Sarit Yishai-Levi; Gilah Kahn-Hoffman, trans.
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A Bas­ket of Purim Good­ies: Sto­ries about the Hol­i­day for Young Read­ers and Families

Michal Hoschan­der Malen
March 3, 2023
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The Absent Moon: A Mem­oir of a Short Child­hood and a Long Depression
Luiz Schwarcz; Eric M. B. Becker, trans.
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The Blue Book: Rean­i­mat­ing Jew­ish New Orleans Through Fiction

Kit­ty Zeldis
February 20, 2023
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The Vir­gin Grandmother

Kate Schmi­er
February 15, 2023
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How I Learned to Embrace my Black and Jew­ish Heritage

Davon Loeb
January 24, 2023
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Sarah Lynne Reul
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Dalia Heller
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Julie Anna Blank; Carlos Vélez Aguilera, illus.
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Eduardo Halfon; Lisa Dillman, Daniel Hahn, trans. 
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Chana Stiefel; Susan Gal, illus.
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‘Pas­sion and Process’: A Con­ver­sa­tion Between Lau­ra Sil­ver­man and Marisa Kanter

Lau­ra Silverman, Marisa Kan­ter
August 22, 2022
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