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Zel­da Pop­kin: The Life and Times of an Amer­i­can Jew­ish Woman Writer
Jere­my D. Popkin
Essay

Desanc­ti­fy­ing Kafka

Ross Ben­jamin
January 9, 2023
Essay

The Dif­fer­ences Between Us

Arman­do Lucas Correa
January 9, 2023
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Return­ing from Silence: Jenny’s Story
Michèle Sarde, Ruper Swyer, trans; 
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Onto Cen­ter Stage: The Bib­li­cal Woman
Sara Reguer
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Invent­ing William of Nor­wich: Thomas of Mon­mouth, Anti­semitism, and Lit­er­ary Cul­ture, 1150 – 1200
Heather Blur­ton
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Frankly Fem­i­nist and Paper Brigade: Edi­tors Susan Wei­d­man Schnei­der, Yona McDo­nough, Bec­ca Kan­tor and Car­ol Kauf­man in Conversation

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November 22, 2022
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The Object of Jew­ish Lit­er­a­ture: A Mate­r­i­al History
Bar­bara E. Mann
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The Miss­ing Jew
Rodger Kamenetz
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Seha: A Wise Fool in Moroc­can Jew­ish Folklore

Marc Eliany
November 7, 2022
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Still No Word From You: Notes in the Margin
Peter Orner
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Jer­sey Breaks: Becom­ing an Amer­i­can Poet
Robert Pin­sky
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The Hid­den Order of Inti­ma­cy: Reflec­tions on the Book of Leviticus
Avi­vah Got­tlieb Zornberg
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How the Sovi­et Jew Was Made
Sasha Senderovich
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Salo Baron: The Past and Future of Jew­ish Stud­ies in America
Rebecca Kobrin
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The Lit­er­ary Mafia: Jews, Pub­lish­ing, and Post­war Amer­i­can Literature
Josh Lam­bert
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