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From the cover of “The Murders of Moisés Ville: The Rise and Fall of the Jerusalem of South America” by Javier Sinay
Posted inOff the Shelf

‘The Murders of Moisés Ville:’ A Jewish disaster in 19th-century Argentina

Howard Freedman by Howard Freedman March 14, 2022July 20, 2022
Rebecca Schuchat is the artist behind our new comic strip, "Where's My Timbrel?"
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‘Where’s My Timbrel?’ Our new comic strip draws on artist’s Bay Area Jewish life

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Emma Goss.(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Emma Goss March 10, 2022March 10, 2022
From the cover of "Many to Remember" by Rachel Kaufman
Posted inOff the Shelf

Jewish verses from the pandemic poetry surge

Howard Freedman by Howard Freedman February 11, 2022July 20, 2022
A car passes by a Costco store in Seattle. (Photo/JTA-Toby Scott-SOPA Images-LightRocket via Getty Images)
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Costco promotes controversial Anne Frank book, even as Dutch publisher halts distribution

Cnaan Liphshiz, Netherlands-based Europe Correspondent for JTA by Cnaan Liphshiz and JTA February 10, 2022February 10, 2022
Art Spiegelman, author of "Maus," poses in Paris, March 20, 2012. (Photo/JTA-Bertrand Langlois-AFP via Getty Images)
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The great ‘Maus’ giveaway is on as comic shops, professors and churches counter Tennessee school board’s ban

by Andrew Lapin and JTA February 2, 2022February 2, 2022
Art Spiegelman's graphic novel "Maus" on sale at a French bookstore in 2017. (Photo/JTA-ActuaLitté-Flickr Commons)
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You can’t just swap out ‘Maus’ for another Holocaust book. It’s special.

Jennifer Caplan by Jennifer Caplan and JTA February 1, 2022
Jennieke Cohen is the author of the new historical novel “My Fine Fellow: A Delicious Entanglement.”
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Author Jennieke Cohen draws on her Filipina-Jewish heritage in new take on ‘My Fair Lady’

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten January 31, 2022February 1, 2022
School board members in McMinn County, Tennessee, objected to Art Spiegelman's "Maus" because of its language and images. (Photo/JTA-Philissa Cramer)
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In Tennessee, iconic Holocaust graphic novel ‘Maus’ is latest victim of conservative curriculum wars

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer and JTA January 27, 2022
"The Netanyahus," "A Play for the End of the World," "People Love Dead Jews" and Dvora Hacohen’s biography of Hadassah founder Henriette Szold are among the winners of the 2021 National Jewish Book Awards.
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Local writers Helene Wecker and Nathaniel Deutsch win 2021 National Jewish Book Awards

by JTA and J. Staff January 20, 2022January 20, 2022
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New books from local authors touch on big tech, parenting, dating and more

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten January 19, 2022May 25, 2023

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