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    Twist, Tum­ble, Tri­umph: The Sto­ry of Cham­pi­on Gym­nast Agnes Kelet
    Deb­o­rah Bod­in Cohen
    Ker­ry Olitzky
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    Bring­ing the Holo­caust to the Foreground

    Arthur J. Magida
    September 6, 2024
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    A Boy from Baghdad
    Miri­am Halahmy
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    Ping-Pong Shab­bat: The True Sto­ry of Cham­pi­on Estee Ackerman
    Ann D. Koffsky; Abigail Rajunov, illus.
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    Per­fect Match: The Sto­ry of Althea Gib­son and Angela Buxton
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    Wel­come Home, Car­o­line Kline
    Court­ney Preiss
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    She’s a Men­sch!: Ten Amaz­ing Jew­ish Women
    Anne Dublin
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    Mar­ty Glick­man: The Life of an Amer­i­can Jew­ish Sports Legend
    Jef­frey S. Gurock
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    3…2…1…We’re On The Air: A Net­work Pro­duc­er’s Inside Look at Sports, Tele­vi­sion, Jour­nal­ism, and Gen­der Equity
    Robert Ste­in­feld
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    Tom­my’s Field: Love, Loss, and the Goal of a Lifetime
    Nik­ki Mark
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    Why We Love Foot­ball: A His­to­ry in 100 Moments
    Joe Pos­nan­s­ki
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    Hank on First!: How Hank Green­berg Became a Star On and Off the Field
    Stephen Krensky; Alette Straathof, illus.
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    My Left Skate
    Anna Ros­ner
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    Belong­ing: A Brief His­to­ry of Jews, Catholics, and Basketball

    David Hol­lan­der
    March 13, 2023
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    Those Sum­mer Nights
    Lau­ra Silverman
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    Matthew Daub
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