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The Next Chapter for Zibby Owens
One of the most powerful book influencers is transforming the publishing world on women’s terms.

One of the most powerful book influencers is transforming the publishing world on women’s terms.
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RBG’s Brave & Brilliant Women
A curated list of 33 inspiring women that includes trailblazers from the Bible through the 20th century.

A curated list of 33 inspiring women that includes trailblazers from the Bible through the 20th century.
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People Love Dead Jews
At its core, People Love Dead Jews is a meditation on time and identity in which Horn ultimately reasserts the vitality of Jewish life.

At its core, People Love Dead Jews is a meditation on time and identity in which Horn ultimately reasserts the vitality of Jewish life.
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Must-Reads for Jewish Women
The novels and stories that capture our imaginations and are close to our hearts.

The novels and stories that capture our imaginations and are close to our hearts.

Author Richard Rubin details American history from colonial times to the present, highlighting the uniqueness of the American Jewish experience.

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A Different Vision of a Jewish Homeland

by Adam Dickter

Nava Semel’s three-part 'Isra Isle' wraps itself around a 'what-if' story at least partly set in the future.

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‘Heretics,’ Stories from Cuba

by Curt Schleier

Award-winning Cuban writer Leonardo Padura's novel is both an exploration of faith and a grand detective story.

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The Woman Who Created a Private World Amid Nazi Horror

by Stewart Kampel

'Charlotte' is a lyrical, haunting look at a young artist who perished at Auschwitz at the age of 26.

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Reading Myself in Another: A Look at the Life of a Prestate Tel Aviv Journalist

by Allison Kaplan Sommer

Living Israel’s challenge connects two writers decades apart.

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Amos Oz, David Grossman, Meir Shalev and Aharon Appelfeld

by Joseph Lowin

New works from Israel's most celebrated novelists mine the depths of gloom and optimism, revenge and loyalty, love and hate.

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Tammar Stein and Her Six-Day War Book for Children

by Gloria Goldreich

The inspiration for Stein's novel about the Six-Day War came from her late mother, who had lamented the lack of books about Israel for 8- to 13-year-olds.