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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.

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Struggles recounted in reclaiming looted art, books

Howard Freedman by Howard Freedman May 6, 2016December 29, 2016
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off the shelf | Two Israeli responses in the struggle against terrorism

Howard Freedman by Howard Freedman April 1, 2016December 29, 2016
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Short-story collections breathe new life into lost worlds

Howard Freedman by Howard Freedman March 4, 2016November 20, 2020
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off the shelf | Two novels revisit historic moments for Jews in Europe

Howard Freedman by Howard Freedman February 5, 2016December 29, 2016
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off the shelf | Scholars grapple with religious conflict, contradiction

Howard Freedman by Howard Freedman January 1, 2016December 29, 2016
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off the shelf | Illuminating history through art and photography

Howard Freedman by Howard Freedman December 1, 2015December 29, 2016
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off the shelf | Summing up the Jewish experience in pastrami on rye

Howard Freedman by Howard Freedman November 6, 2015December 29, 2016
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off the shelf | Cultural myths and truths: new books face the core of Jewish experience

Howard Freedman by Howard Freedman October 2, 2015December 29, 2016
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off the shelf | Historical fiction pulls off an artful feat: keeping it real

Howard Freedman by Howard Freedman September 4, 2015December 29, 2016
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off the shelf | If the film whets your appetite, revisit the source in print

Howard Freedman by Howard Freedman August 7, 2015December 29, 2016

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