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    One Small Spark: A Tikkun Olam Story
    Ruth Spiro; Victoria Tentler-Krylov, illus.
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    Rachel Fried­man Breaks the Rules
    Sarah Kapit; Genevieve Kote, illus.
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    Shar­ing Shalom
    Danielle Sharkan; Selina Alko, illus.
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    Sacred Places Tell Tales: Jew­ish Life and Her­itage in Mod­ern Cairo
    Yoram Meital
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    Wait­ing for Lumpy
    Leslie Kimmelman; Teresa Ramos, illus.
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    Rebec­ca­’s Prayer for Pres­i­dent Lincoln
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    Ben’s Bonkers Bar Mitzvah
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    Hank on First!: How Hank Green­berg Became a Star On and Off the Field
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    A Place to Belong: Deb­bie Fried­man Sings Her Way Home
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    A Syn­a­gogue Just Like Home
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    Lori Banov Kaufmann
    February 8, 2021
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    Bound in the Bond of Life: Pitts­burgh Writ­ers Reflect on the Tree of Life Tragedy
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