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Cover of A Brilliant Commodity: Diamonds and Jews in a Modern Setting
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A Bril­liant Com­mod­i­ty: Dia­monds and Jews in a Mod­ern Setting
Saskia Coenen Snyder
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Excerpt: The New Yorkers

Sam Roberts
December 19, 2022
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Let Our Bod­ies Change the Subject
Jared Harél
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One-Legged Mon­goose: Secrets, Lega­cies, and Com­ing of Age in the 1950’s New York
Marc J. Straus
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Mon­ster Club
Darren Aronofsky and Ari Handel; Ronald Kurniawan, illus.
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Penin­nah’s World: A Jew­ish Life in Stories 
Caren Schnur Neile
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Florine Stet­theimer: A Biography
Bar­bara Bloemink
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A Shoe Story
Jane L. Rosen
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Mr. Per­fect on Paper
Jean Meltzer
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Salo Baron: The Past and Future of Jew­ish Stud­ies in America
Rebecca Kobrin
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Zabar’s: A Fam­i­ly Sto­ry, with Recipes
Lori Zabar
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Shad­ows of Berlin: A Novel
David R. Gillham
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Mar­ti­nis, Mahjong, and Soul­mates: A Con­ver­sa­tion with Han­nah Orenstein

Simona Zaret­sky
June 6, 2022
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Cult Clas­sic
Sloane Crosley
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Sadie on a Plate
Aman­da Elliot
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The Long Corner
Alexan­der Maksik
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