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  • Must-Reads for Jewish Women
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    Must-Reads for Jewish Women
    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.

  • Cold War Paranoia in ‘The Vixen’
    Books
    Cold War Paranoia in ‘The Vixen’
    Cold War Paranoia in ‘The Vixen’

    In Francine Prose’s latest novel, her protagonist finds himself at the crossroads of lies, love and espionage, navigating his Jewish identity in a world of ‘unassailable privilege.’

    In Francine Prose’s latest novel, her protagonist finds himself at the crossroads of lies, love and espionage, navigating his Jewish identity in a world of ‘unassailable privilege.’

Books
Food
Eating Delancey: A Celebration of Jewish Food
by Zelda Shluker
From Ratner's cheese blintzes and Charlotte Rousses to rugelach, egg creams and mandelbrot, sit back and enjoy everyone's favorite memories (and food!) from the Lower East Side of
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Prayers for the Living
by Sanford Pinsker
Alan Cheuse is a particularly articulate voice, good at casting a cold eye on the hot-button problems of Jewish life.
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Dinner with Stalin and Other Stories
by Penny Schwartz
From Moscow and Paris to Cape Cod and Providence, readers are transported into a literary world rich in magic, intrigue, humor and pathos—and Stalin.
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The Collaboration: Hollywood’s Pact with Hitler
by Jack Fischel
The Nazis dictated the terms of every American film screened in Germany—even after World War II broke out.
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A Bride for One Night: Talmud Tales
by Beth Kissileff
What makes the book so unusual and so commendable is that it can work well for readers at different levels and with varied knowledge of Talmud.
Books
Passover Reading: Haggadas and More
by Zelda Shluker
As Passover approaches, I am always curious to see if there is a new blockbuster haggada. I didn’t find one this year but there is
Books
The Betrayers: A Novel
by Stewart Kampel
Set in Crimea, this books relates a story that is simple on its surface but deeply scrutinizes ethical judgments, even though the events transpire in only one day.
Books
Biographies of Ben-Gurion, Begin
by Peter Ephross
Begin only features as a minor player in Anita Shapira’s biography of David Ben-Gurion, but Israel's first leader is a major foil in Daniel Gordis’s "Menachem Begin: The

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