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    For­eign Seed
    Alli­son Alsup
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    Non­fic­tion
    Fam­i­ly Declas­si­fied: Uncov­er­ing My Grand­fa­ther’s Jour­ney from Spy to Chil­dren’s Book Author
    Kather­ine Fennelly
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    Nan­cy C. Illman
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    Debra Green
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    Not Noth­ing
    Gayle For­man
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    Susan Coll
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    The Ascent: A House Can Have Many Secrets
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    I Wore This Dress Today for You, Mom
    Kim Dow­er
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    Kiss the Red Stairs: The Holo­caust, Once Removed
    Mar­sha Lederman
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    Golem of the Low­er East Side

    Jerome Charyn
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    Ben’s Bonkers Bar Mitzvah
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    How To Love Your Daughter
    Hila Blum; Daniella Zamir, trans.
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    Black Bird, Blue Road
    Sofiya Paster­nack
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    How Jew­ish­ness Comes and Goes

    Ben Purk­ert
    July 31, 2023
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    Excerpt: We Are On Our Own

    Miri­am Katin
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