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Howard Freedman

Howard Freedman

Howard Freedman is the director of the Jewish Community Library in San Francisco. All books mentioned in his column may be borrowed from the library.

cover art of "Waking Lions" by Ayelet Gundar-Goshen is orange with a woman in sillhouette
Posted inBooks, Columns, Culture, Off the Shelf

Three new novels — unusual takes on life in Israel

Howard Freedman by Howard Freedman April 7, 2017
Bridge of Words: Esperanto and the Dream of a Universal Language
Posted inBooks, Columns, Culture, Off the Shelf

Hebrew, Esperanto have some amazing stories to tell

Howard Freedman by Howard Freedman March 3, 2017March 6, 2017
historical image shows muslim and jewish men chatting
Posted inBooks, Columns, Culture, Off the Shelf

Authors offer differing perspectives on the history of Israel

Howard Freedman by Howard Freedman February 3, 2017
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Striking stories help rescue Yiddish and Ladino from oblivion

Howard Freedman by Howard Freedman January 5, 2017January 5, 2017
Posted inBooks, Off the Shelf

From a kibbutz to a Jewish island that never happened

Howard Freedman by Howard Freedman December 2, 2016February 13, 2017
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off the shelf | From Abraham to Jonah, new books offer fresh Bible insights

Howard Freedman by Howard Freedman November 4, 2016December 29, 2016
Posted inBooks

3 new books dig into appetizing topic: Jews and food

Howard Freedman by Howard Freedman October 6, 2016October 15, 2019
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off the shelf | Three new collective biographies present lives in context

Howard Freedman by Howard Freedman September 2, 2016December 29, 2016
Posted inBooks

off the shelf | Summer reads that vividly transport in time and place

Howard Freedman by Howard Freedman August 5, 2016December 29, 2016
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Three new novels feature alternate history of reimagined 20th-century Jewish history

Howard Freedman by Howard Freedman July 8, 2016December 10, 2018

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