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Forget Russia: A Review
In her debut novel, poet and memoirist L. Bordetsky-Williams mines her own family history to present the little-known story of reverse migration.

In her debut novel, poet and memoirist L. Bordetsky-Williams mines her own family history to present the little-known story of reverse migration.
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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.

A welcome and important addition to any home or school library, wonderfully translated and impeccably edited anthology of almost 50 Yiddish tales.

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‘Hadassah Magazine’s’ Hanukkah Book List

by Gloria Goldreich

What would the holiday of light be without picture books replete with humor, puns and even dragons?

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The Last Kings of Shanghai: Two Rival Families

by Stewart Kampel

Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Jonathan Kaufman traces the tumultuous history and glamorous lives of two powerful Iraqi Jewish dynasties.

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To the Edge of Sorrow: A Review

by Joseph Lowin

If To the Edge of Sorrow, in Stuart Schoffman’s masterful translation, is not Aharon Appelfeld’s best and most accessible novel, it is certainly among his top three.