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    Items with the tag:

    original fiction

    Interview

    Illus­trat­ing the Emo­tion of Jew­ish Life: A Con­ver­sa­tion with Jen­ny Kroik

    Bec­ca Kantor
    May 12, 2025
    Fiction—From the Journal

    Our Aunt of the West

    Basia Wino­grad
    April 25, 2025
    Fiction—From the Journal

    The Roman Palms

    Barak Kas­sar
    April 24, 2025
    Cover of Kaplan's Plot
    Fic­tion
    Kaplan’s Plot
    Jason Dia­mond
    Cover of The Jews of Donwell Abbey: An "Emma" Vagary
    Fic­tion
    The Jews of Don­well Abbey: An ​“Emma” Vagary
    Mir­ta Ines Trupp
    Fiction

    Noble

    Scott Nadel­son
    January 29, 2024
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    “Paper Brigade” and Pride

    Bec­ca Kantor
    June 26, 2023
    Fiction—From the Journal

    The Vir­gin Grandmother

    Kate Schmi­er
    February 15, 2023
    Fiction—From the Journal

    Poland Itin­er­ary, Class 3B

    Lee­or Ohayon
    February 7, 2023
    Fiction

    Land of Milk and Honey

    Gina Pfef­fer-Mul­li­gan
    July 11, 2022
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    Paper Brigade’s Short Sto­ry Club: ​“The Lit­tle Bot­tles” with Abi­gail Weaver

    Thursday, June 9, 2022
    12:30–1pm

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    Paper Brigade’s Short Sto­ry Club: ​“The Real­ist” with Basia Winograd

    Monday, May 9, 2022
    12:30–1pm

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    Fiction—From the Journal

    Shaare Emu­nah

    Steven Volynets
    January 25, 2022
    Event

    Paper Brigade’s Short Sto­ry Club:​“Shaare Emu­nah” with Steven Volynets

    Wednesday, March 2, 2022
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    Paper Brigade’s Short Sto­ry Club: ​“Into the Mud” with Yael van der Wouden

    Thursday, January 27, 2022
    12:30–1pm

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    Fiction—From the Journal

    Into the Mud

    Yael van der Wouden
    January 3, 2022
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