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    Essay

    Home­steading Jews

    Susan Lynn Meyer
    August 14, 2023
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    Non­fic­tion
    How to Become an Amer­i­can: A His­to­ry of Immi­gra­tion, Assim­i­la­tion, and Loneliness
    Daniel Wolff
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    Fic­tion
    The Post­card
    Anne Berest; Tina Kover, trans.
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    Invent­ing Zacharias: Writ­ing Mizrahi Stories

    Jas­min Attia
    July 10, 2023
    Essay

    Spend­ing a Fort­night in Jew Town, Kochi

    Shas­tri Akella
    July 10, 2023
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    Poet­ry
    With My Shad­ow: The Poems of Hilde Domin, A Bilin­gual Selection
    Hilde Domin; Sarah Kafatou, trans.
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    Amer­i­can Born: An Immi­grant’s Sto­ry, a Daugh­ter’s Memoir
    Rachel M. Brownstein
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    A Cas­tle in Brooklyn
    Shirley Rus­sak Wachtel
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    Chil­dren’s
    Not So Shy
    Noa Nim­ro­di
    Interview—From the Journal

    The Lan­guages of Belong­ing: A Con­ver­sa­tion Between Ruth Behar and Mar­jorie Agosín 

    Ruth Behar, Mar­jorie Agosín
    June 19, 2023
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    The Land of Hope and Fear: Israel’s Bat­tle for Its Inner Soul
    Isabel Ker­sh­n­er
    Essay

    Moscow, Mar­riage, and Mur­der: Writ­ing a Cold War Thriller

    Paul Gold­berg
    June 5, 2023
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    The World and All That It Holds
    Alek­san­dar Hemon
    Essay

    The Rel­e­vance of Ruth to Shavuot

    Ilana Pardes
    May 19, 2023
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    Bread Givers
    Anzia Yezierska
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    The Salt Line
    Youval Shimoni; Michael Sharp, trans;
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