Howard Freedman

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Mother and motherland face neglect in Israeli writer Lihi Lapid’s ‘On Her Own’

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‘Living with Our Dead’: A French rabbi reflects on death in a powerful bestseller, now out in English

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Friends hope for benefits by concealing a death in Israeli novelist’s dark comedy

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‘Why the Bible Began’: New book marvels at the Hebrew Bible’s formation

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Art conservator turns critical eye on Cuban Jewish family in memoir

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Israeli author Eshkol Nevo’s novel in three parts explores yearning and betrayal

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‘The World and All That It Holds’ traces the tragic journey of a gay Jewish refugee from Sarajevo